Polymorphism in post-dichalcogenide two-dimensional materials

H Bergeron, D Lebedev, MC Hersam - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit a wide range of atomic structures, compositions, and
associated versatility of properties. Furthermore, for a given composition, a variety of …

Beyond graphene: Clean, hydrogenated and halogenated silicene, germanene, stanene, and plumbene

F Bechstedt, P Gori, O Pulci - Progress in Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The fascinating electronic and optoelectronic properties of freestanding graphene and the
possible inclusion of novel two-dimensional (2D) systems in silicon-based electronics have …

Subzero temperature promotes stable lithium storage in SnO2

L Tan, R Hu, H Zhang, X Lan, J Liu, H Wang… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is known that low operating temperature reduces significantly the discharging capacity and
cycling stability of lithium ion battery (LIB). In addition LIBs are unable to charge at subzero …

LiF‐Induced Stable Solid Electrolyte Interphase for a Wide Temperature SnO2‐Based Anode Extensible to −50 °C

L Tan, X Lan, J Chen, H Zhang, R Hu… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) suffer dramatic energy reduction, and are even unable to safely
charge below‐10° C, due to sluggish Li+ transport kinetics in the anode, electrolyte and …

Large Damping Enhancement in Dirac‐Semimetal–Ferromagnetic‐Metal Layered Structures Caused by Topological Surface States

J Ding, C Liu, Y Zhang, V Kalappattil… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article reports damping enhancement in a ferromagnetic NiFe thin film due to an
adjacent α‐Sn thin film. Ferromagnetic resonance studies show that an α‐Sn film separated …

Switching of a Magnet by Spin‐Orbit Torque from a Topological Dirac Semimetal

J Ding, C Liu, V Kalappattil, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent experiments show that topological surface states (TSS) in topological insulators (TI)
can be exploited to manipulate magnetic ordering in ferromagnets. In principle, TSS should …

First-Principles Assessment of CdTe as a Tunnel Barrier at the α-Sn/InSb Interface

MJA Jardine, D Dardzinski, M Yu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Majorana zero modes, with prospective applications in topological quantum computing, are
expected to arise in superconductor/semiconductor interfaces, such as β-Sn and InSb …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and electronic properties of the pure and stable elemental 3D topological Dirac semimetal α-Sn

I Madarevic, U Thupakula, G Lippertz, N Claessens… - APL Materials, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In-plane compressively strained α-Sn films have been theoretically predicted and
experimentally proven to possess non-trivial electronic states of a 3D topological Dirac …

Thickness-dependent topological phase transition and Rashba-like preformed topological surface states of α-Sn (001) thin films on InSb (001)

KHM Chen, KY Lin, SW Lien, SW Huang, CK Cheng… - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Topological materials, possessing spin-momentum locked topological surface states (TSS),
have attracted much interest due to their potential applications in spintronics. α-phase Sn (α …

3D topological semimetal phases of strained α-Sn on insulating substrate

J Polaczyński, G Krizman, A Kazakov, B Turowski… - Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Sn is an elemental topological material, whose topological phases can be tuned
by strain and magnetic field. Such tunability offers a substantial potential for topological …