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 …

Boosted by the great success of graphene, the past decade has witnessed the rapid
development of graphene-analogous two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. Despite the high …

In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of two-dimensional
(2D) nanomaterials with unique physicochemical properties for various energy applications …

Defects are generally considered to be effective and flexible in the catalytic reactions of
lithium–sulfur batteries. However, the influence of the defect concentration on catalysis …

In this work, we have systematically studied structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of
atomic-scale defects in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides MX 2 (M= Mo and W; X= S, Se …

Atomic-defect engineering in thin membranes provides opportunities for ionic and molecular
filtration and analysis. While molecular-dynamics (MD) calculations have been used to …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), like MoS2, have
unique electronic and optical properties, which can further be tuned using ion bombardment …

Two-dimensional layers of molybdenum disulfide, MoS2, have been recognized as
promising materials for nanoelectronics due to their exceptional electronic and optical …

Recent discovery of piezoelectricity that existed in two-dimensional (2D) layered materials
represents a key milestone for flexible electronics and miniaturized and wearable devices …

With the increasing interest in nanodevices based on two-dimensional layered materials
(2DLMs) after the birth of graphene, the mechanical and coupling properties of these …