Ferroic phases in two-dimensional materials

P Man, L Huang, J Zhao, TH Ly - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) ferroics, namely ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and ferroelastic
materials, are attracting rising interest due to their fascinating physical properties and …

Two-dimensional intrinsic ferrovalley with large valley polarization

HX Cheng, J Zhou, W Ji, YN Zhang, YP Feng - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Manipulation of the valley degree of freedom provides a novel paradigm in quantum
information technology. In this work, through first principles calculations, we demonstrate …

Recent advances and applications of inorganic electrides

X Zhang, G Yang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrides, accommodating excess electrons in lattice voids as anions, have attracted
considerable attention in both fundamental research and application development because …

Revisiting the unified principle for single-atom electrocatalysts in the sulfur reduction reaction: from liquid to solid-state electrolytes

J Shen, Z Liang, T Gu, Z Sun, Y Wu, X Liu… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of lithium-polysulfides (LPSs) through the sulfur reduction reaction (SRR) is
a crucial process for improving the electrochemical performance of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) …

Prediction of the two-dimensional Janus ferrovalley material LaBrI

P Jiang, L Kang, YL Li, X Zheng, Z Zeng, S Sanvito - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Two-dimensional (2D) ferrovalley materials, displaying coexistence of spontaneous spin
and valley polarizations, have recently attracted significant attention due to their potential for …

Large spontaneous valley polarization and anomalous valley Hall effect in antiferromagnetic monolayer

SD Guo, L Zhang, Y Zhang, P Li, G Wang - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Superior to ferromagnetic (FM) materials, antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials do not have any
net magnetic moment and are robust to external magnetic perturbation with ultrahigh …

Possible electronic state quasi-half-valley metal in a monolayer

SD Guo, YL Tao, HT Guo, ZY Zhao, B Wang, G Wang… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
One of the key problems in valleytronics is to realize valley polarization. Ferrovalley
semiconductors and half-valley metals (HVM) have been proposed, which possess intrinsic …

Emergent kagome electrides

JY You, B Gu, G Su, YP Feng - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In a two-dimensional (2D) Kagome lattice, the ideal Kagome bands including Dirac cones,
van Hove singularities, and a flat band are highly expected, because they can provide a …

Strain-engineering induced topological phase transitions and multiple valley states in Janus monolayer VCSiN 4

K Jia, XJ Dong, SS Li, WX Ji, CW Zhang - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
It is crucial to manipulate the valley degree of freedom for the valleytronics and spintronics
development, which offers fascinating opportunities in both practical applications and …

Valley-polarized quantum anomalous Hall insulator in monolayer

SD Guo, WQ Mu, BG Liu - 2D Materials, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The coexistence of an intrinsic ferrovalley (FV) and nontrivial band topology attracts
intensive interest, both for its fundamental physics and for its potential applications, namely a …