Engineered 2D transition metal dichalcogenides—a vision of viable hydrogen evolution reaction catalysis

L Lin, P Sherrell, Y Liu, W Lei, S Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an emerging key technology to provide clean,
renewable energy. Current state‐of‐the‐art catalysts still rely on expensive and rare noble …

Optoelectronic and solar cell applications of Janus monolayers and their van der Waals heterostructures

M Idrees, HU Din, R Ali, G Rehman… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Janus monolayers and their van der Waals heterostuctures are investigated by hybrid
density functional theory calculations. MoSSe, WSSe, MoSeTe and WSeTe are found to be …

Janus two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide oxides: First-principles investigation of monolayers with , Se, and Te

MJ Varjovi, M Yagmurcukardes, FM Peeters, E Durgun - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Structural symmetry breaking in two-dimensional materials can lead to superior physical
properties and introduce an additional degree of piezoelectricity. In the present paper, we …

Comprehensive study of lithium adsorption and diffusion on Janus Mo/WXY (X, Y= S, Se, Te) using first-principles and machine learning approaches

G Chaney, A Ibrahim, F Ersan, D Çakır… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The structural asymmetry of two-dimensional (2D) Janus transition-metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs) produces internal dipole moments that result in interesting electronic properties …

First principles study of the adsorption of alkali metal ions (Li, Na, and K) on Janus WSSe monolayer for rechargeable metal-ion batteries

S Ahmad, HU Din, S Nawaz, ST Nguyen… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials with high specific capacities and superior physical
properties are essential for designing rechargeable metal-ion batteries. In this study, first …

Nanoscrolls of Janus Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

M Kaneda, W Zhang, Z Liu, Y Gao, M Maruyama… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Tubular structures of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have attracted attention in
recent years due to their emergent physical properties, such as the giant bulk photovoltaic …

Structural Diversity of Single‐Walled Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanotubes Grown via Template Reaction

Y Nakanishi, S Furusawa, Y Sato, T Tanaka… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are an ideal 2D platform for studying
a wide variety of electronic properties and potential applications due to their chemical …

Prediction of photogalvanic effect enhancement in Janus transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers induced by spontaneous curling

N Sun, H Ye, R Quhe, Y Liu, M Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhancement of photogalvanic effect (PGE) in two-dimensional materials is of great
importance for nanoscale self-powered optoelectronic devices. In this paper, we …

MoSSe nanotube: a promising photocatalyst with an extremely long carrier lifetime

S Zhang, H Jin, C Long, T Wang, R Peng… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor-based photocatalysts for hydrogen production have been considered as one
of the most promising solutions to the current worldwide energy crisis. However, the low …

First-principles study of square phase MX2 and Janus MXY (M= Mo, W; X, Y= S, Se, Te) transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers under biaxial strain

Y Zhang, H Ye, Z Yu, Y Liu, Y Li - Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, first-principles calculations are carried out to study the structural and electronic
properties of square phase MX 2 and Janus MXY (M= Mo, W; X, Y= S, Se, Te) transition …