2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures

KS Novoselov, A Mishchenko, A Carvalho… - Science, 2016 - science.org
BACKGROUND Materials by design is an appealing idea that is very hard to realize in
practice. Combining the best of different ingredients in one ultimate material is a task for …

The role of graphene and other 2D materials in solar photovoltaics

S Das, D Pandey, J Thomas, T Roy - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials have attracted considerable attention due to their exciting optical and
electronic properties, and demonstrate immense potential for next‐generation solar cells …

Novel structured transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets

X Zhang, Z Lai, Q Ma, H Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have
attracted considerable attention owing to their unique properties and great potential in a …

[HTML][HTML] Hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on metal supports: Versatile templates for atoms, molecules and nanostructures

W Auwärter - Surface Science Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) monolayers have attracted considerable interest as
atomically thin sp 2-hybridized sheets that are readily synthesized on various metal …

Nanoscale interfaces of Janus monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides for 2D photovoltaic and piezoelectric applications

A Rawat, MK Mohanta, N Jena, Dimple… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Using first-principles calculations, we demonstrate a combination of two emergent fields,
type II van der Waals heterostructures and Janus structures, for the purpose of optimizing the …

Heterogeneous Defect Domains in Single‐Crystalline Hexagonal WS2

HY Jeong, Y Jin, SJ Yun, J Zhao, J Baik… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201605043 scattering and doping effects. TMdCs consist of three
atomic layers of transition metal layers sandwiched between two chalcogen layers. The …

Solar energy harvesting in type II van der Waals heterostructures of semiconducting group III monochalcogenide monolayers

A Rawat, R Ahammed, Dimple, N Jena… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Type II van der Waals (vdW) heterobilayers of six group III chalcogenide monolayers (MX;
M= Ga, In; X= S, Se, Te) have been systematically investigated and compared with the …

[HTML][HTML] Atom-by-atom identification of catalytic active sites in operando conditions by quantitative noise detection

M Lunardon, T Kosmala, C Durante, S Agnoli… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM) allows direct observation of
surface changes at the atomic scale in the presence of an electrolyte at different …

Janus transition-metal dichalcogenides heterostructures for highly efficient excitonic solar cells

M Bikerouin, M Balli - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of two-dimensional semiconductors opens up new avenues for efficient,
ultrathin, and high-quality heterojunction solar cells. Herein, based on first-principles …

[HTML][HTML] High-Mobility and High-Optical Quality Atomically Thin WS2

F Reale, P Palczynski, I Amit, GF Jones, JD Mehew… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The rise of atomically thin materials has the potential to enable a paradigm shift in modern
technologies by introducing multi-functional materials in the semiconductor industry. To date …