Graphene as the 2D material with extraordinary properties has attracted the interest of
research communities to master the synthesis of this remarkable material at a large scale …

Memristors have recently become powerful competitors toward artificial synapses and
neuromorphic computation, arising from their structural and electrical similarity to biological …

Two-dimensional nanomaterials prosperous with a direct band gap, high mobility, and
superior mechanical properties are an excellent choice for probing the effect of piezoelectric …

The rapid development of big-data analytics (BDA), internet of things (IoT) and artificial
intelligent Technology (AI) demand outstanding electronic devices and systems with faster …

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) allows the spatial imaging, measurement, and
manipulation of nano and atomic scale surfaces in real space. In the last two decades …

Electric potential (EP) signals are detected when coal or rock materials are subjected to
mechanical loading. Such signals are attributed to the generation and accumulation of free …

Three-terminal synaptic transistors are basic units of neuromorphic computing chips, which
may overcome the bottleneck of conventional von Neumann computing. So far, most of the …

Carbon nanotubes and graphene, one of the nanomaterials based on carbon, are rising
proportionally across numerous scientific and engineering disciplines owing to their unique …

van der Waals (vdW) heterojunctions are of interest in two-dimensional electronic and
optoelectronic devices. In this work, first-principles calculations were used to study the …

Strain engineering plays a vital role in controlling the physical properties of two-dimensional
(2D) materials. However, the nanomechanical behavior of atomically thin 2D crystals under …