Fabricating van der Waals bilayer heterostructures (BL-HS) by stacking the same or different
two-dimensional layers, offers a unique physical system with rich electronic and optical …

Beginning with the “conventional” two-dimensional (2D) quantum wells based on III–V and II–
VI semiconductors in the 1970s, to the recent atomically thin sheets of van der Waals …

Twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides have emerged as important model systems
for the investigation of correlated electron physics because their interaction strength, carrier …

Strong Coulomb interaction in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides makes these
systems particularly promising for studies of excitonic physics. Of special interest are the …

We here report a new pentagonal network structure of the PtM2 (M= S, Se, Te) monolayers
with the P 21/c (no. 14) space group. The electronic structure and thermoelectric properties …

Mechanical deformations and ensuing strain are routinely exploited to tune the band gap
energy and to enhance the functionalities of two-dimensional crystals. In this Letter, we show …

Heterostructures based on two-dimensional materials offer the possibility to achieve
synergistic functionalities, which otherwise remain secluded by their individual counterparts …

Layered two-dimensional materials exhibit rich transport and optical phenomena in twisted
or lattice-incommensurate heterostructures with spatial variations of interlayer hybridization …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) in legume-rhizobia serves as a sustainable source of
nitrogen (N) in agriculture. However, the addition of inorganic N fertilizers significantly …

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are ideal candidates to explore the manifestation
of spin-valley physics under external stimuli. In this study, we investigate the influence of …