Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

Black phosphorus (BP) is a rapidly up and coming star in two‐dimensional (2D) materials.
The unique characteristic of BP is its in‐plane anisotropy. This characteristic of BP ignites a …

MXene, as a new member of the two‐dimensional (2D) material family, has been widely
studied. However, people often pay close attention to the versatility of MXene while ignoring …

Point defects are a universal feature of crystals. Their identification is addressed by
combining experimental measurements with theoretical models. The standard modelling …

Abstract 2D layered materials such as graphene, black phosphorus (BP), transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDCs), and their hybrid systems exhibit wide coverage of bandgaps …

The exfoliation of two naturally occurring van der Waals minerals, graphite and molybdenite,
arouse an unprecedented level of interest by the scientific community and shaped a whole …

The efficient conversion of solar energy to electricity for human utilization heavily relies on
the development of solar cells. Nowadays, a variety of high-performance solar cells are …

More than 80% of biological learning information is received through the visual system;
therefore, artificial vision systems have garnered continual interest in the field of artificial …

Recently, much progress has been made in polarization-sensitive photodetectors based on
the newly-emerging metal-halide perovskites. However, compared to extensive work on …

Fibrous red phosphorus (RP) has triggered growing attention as an emerging quasi-one-
dimensional (quasi-1D) van der Waals crystal recently. Unfortunately, it is difficult to achieve …