Hydrogen has been deemed as an ideal substitute fuel to fossil energy because of its
renewability and the highest energy density among all chemical fuels. One of the most …

Abstract 2D materials and the associated heterostructures define an ideal material platform
for investigating physical and chemical properties, and exhibiting new functional …

The unique electronic and catalytic properties emerging from low symmetry anisotropic (1D
and 2D) metal chalcogenides (MCs) have generated tremendous interest for use in next …

The integration of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals semiconductors into silicon
electronics technology will require the production of large-scale, uniform, and highly …

Investigations of two-dimensional transition-metal chalcogenides (TMCs) have recently
revealed interesting physical phenomena, including the quantum spin Hall effect,, valley …

As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

Metallic tungsten disulfide (WS2) monolayers have been demonstrated as promising
electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) induced by the high intrinsic …

Phase engineering of nanomaterials provides a promising way to explore the phase-
dependent physicochemical properties and various applications of nanomaterials. A general …

Monolayers of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit numerous crystal phases
with distinct structures, symmetries and physical properties,,. Exploring the physics of …

Transition metal dichalcogenides have attracted attention as potential building blocks for
various electronic applications due to their atomically thin nature and polymorphism. Here …