Phosphorene, an emerging two-dimensional material, has received considerable attention
due to its layer-controlled direct bandgap, high carrier mobility, negative Poisson's ratio and …

Abstract 2D materials are the focus of an intense research effort because of their unique
properties and their potential for revealing intriguing new phenomena. Phosphorene, a …

The metal-lightweighted electrocatalysts for water splitting are highly desired for sustainable
and economic hydrogen energy deployments, but challengeable. In this work, a low-content …

Abstract Two-dimensional materials (2D) with unique physicochemical properties have been
widely studied for their use in many applications, including as hydrogen evolution catalysts …

As a flourishing member of the two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial family, MXenes have
shown great potential in various research areas. In recent years, the continued growth of …

Phosphorus is a nonmetal with several allotropes, from the highly reactive white phosphorus
to the thermodynamically stable black phosphorus (BP) with a puckered orthorhombic …

Boosted by the great success of graphene, the past decade has witnessed the rapid
development of graphene-analogous two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. Despite the high …

The recent isolation of atomically thin black phosphorus by mechanical exfoliation of bulk
layered crystals has triggered an unprecedented interest, even higher than that raised by the …

In this work, a novel metal-free black-red phosphorus (BRP) was prepared from red
phosphorus (RP) and applied in Fe 2+/peroxymonosulfate (PMS) process. Compared with …

Hydrogen from direct splitting of water molecules using photons is reckoned to be a
sustainable and renewable energy solution for the post fossil-fuel era. Efficient …