Theory of 2D crystals: graphene and beyond

R Roldán, L Chirolli, E Prada, JA Silva-Guillén… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This tutorial review presents an overview of the basic theoretical aspects of two-dimensional
(2D) crystals. We revise essential aspects of graphene and the new families of …

Stanene: a promising material for new electronic and spintronic applications

JK Lyu, SF Zhang, CW Zhang, PJ Wang - Annalen der Physik, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The attractive mechanical and electronic properties of freestanding graphene has led to the
exploration of two‐dimensional (2D) materials which can be integrated with contemporary …

Superconductivity in few-layer stanene

M Liao, Y Zang, Z Guan, H Li, Y Gong, K Zhu, XP Hu… - Nature Physics, 2018 - nature.com
A single atomic slice of α-tin—stanene—has been predicted to host the quantum spin Hall
effect at room temperature, offering an ideal platform to study low-dimensional and …

A universal method for large-yield and high-concentration exfoliation of two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets

N Wang, G Yang, H Wang, C Yan, R Sun, CP Wong - Materials Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is an ultra-wide bandgap insulating material, which
possesses a graphite-like layered structure, and the two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal boron …

Two-dimensional topological superconductivity in Pb/Co/Si (111)

GC Ménard, S Guissart, C Brun, RT Leriche… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Just like insulators can present topological phases characterized by Dirac edge states,
superconductors can exhibit topological phases characterized by Majorana edge states. In …

High-throughput DFT-based discovery of next generation two-dimensional (2D) superconductors

D Wines, K Choudhary, AJ Biacchi, KF Garrity… - Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
High-throughput density functional theory (DFT) calculations allow for a systematic search
for conventional superconductors. With the recent interest in two-dimensional (2D) …

Hydrogen-Induced High-Temperature Superconductivity in Two-Dimensional Materials: The Example of Hydrogenated Monolayer

J Bekaert, M Petrov, A Aperis, PM Oppeneer… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
Hydrogen-based compounds under ultrahigh pressure, such as the polyhydrides H 3 S and
LaH 10, superconduct through the conventional electron-phonon coupling mechanism to …

Superconductivity and topological aspects of two-dimensional transition-metal monohalides

WH Dong, YY Zhang, YF Zhang, JT Sun… - npj Computational …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) superconducting states have attracted much recent interest,
especially when they coexist with nontrivial band topology which affords a promising …

Theoretical discovery of a superconducting two-dimensional metal–organic framework

X Zhang, Y Zhou, B Cui, M Zhao, F Liu - Nano letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Superconductivity is a fascinating quantum phenomenon characterized by zero electrical
resistance and the Meissner effect. To date, several distinct families of superconductors …

Prediction of Phonon-Mediated Superconductivity with High Critical Temperature in the Two-Dimensional Topological Semimetal W2N3

D Campi, S Kumari, N Marzari - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional superconductors attract great interest both for their fundamental physics
and for their potential applications, especially in the rapidly growing field of quantum …