2D transition metal dichalcogenides

S Manzeli, D Ovchinnikov, D Pasquier… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Graphene is very popular because of its many fascinating properties, but its lack of an
electronic bandgap has stimulated the search for 2D materials with semiconducting …

Exploration of new superconductors and functional materials, and fabrication of superconducting tapes and wires of iron pnictides

H Hosono, K Tanabe… - … and Technology of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
This review shows the highlights of a 4-year-long research project supported by the
Japanese Government to explore new superconducting materials and relevant functional …

High-entropy van der Waals materials formed from mixed metal dichalcogenides, halides, and phosphorus trisulfides

T Ying, T Yu, YS Shiah, C Li, J Li, Y Qi… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The charge, spin, and composition degrees of freedom in a high-entropy alloy endow it with
tunable valence and spin states, infinite combinations, and excellent mechanical …

Misconceptions associated with the origin of charge density waves

X Zhu, J Guo, J Zhang, EW Plummer - Advances in Physics: X, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Charge density wave (CDW) is an important concept in condensed matter physics, germane
to a number of physical phenomena. But the origin of CDW is still under debate, partly …

High entropy van der Waals materials

T Ying, T Yu, Y Qi, X Chen, H Hosono - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
By breaking the restrictions on traditional alloying strategy, the high entropy concept has
promoted the exploration of the central area of phase space, thus broadening the horizon of …

Structural phase transition in IrTe2: A combined study of optical spectroscopy and band structure calculations

AF Fang, G Xu, T Dong, P Zheng, NL Wang - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Ir1− x Pt x Te2 is an interesting system showing competing phenomenon between
structural instability and superconductivity. Due to the large atomic numbers of Ir and Te, the …

Dimerization-Induced Cross-Layer Quasi-Two-Dimensionality in Metallic

GL Pascut, K Haule, MJ Gutmann, SA Barnett… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
The crystal structure of layered metal IrTe 2 is determined using single-crystal x-ray
diffraction. At T= 220 K, it exhibits Ir and Te dimers forming a valence-bond crystal. Electronic …

Uniaxial strain-induced phase transition in the 2D topological semimetal IrTe2

CW Nicholson, M Rumo, A Pulkkinen… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Strain is ubiquitous in solid-state materials, but despite its fundamental importance and
technological relevance, leveraging externally applied strain to gain control over material …

Linear trimer molecule formation by three-center–four-electron bonding in a crystalline solid RuP

D Hirai, K Kojima, N Katayama… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Some inorganic solids undergo phase transitions that result in the formation of “molecules”
in their crystalline frameworks, which are frequently accompanied by dramatic changes in …

Anionic Depolymerization Transition in

YS Oh, JJ Yang, Y Horibe, SW Cheong - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
Selenium substitution drastically increases the transition temperature of iridium ditelluride
(IrTe 2) to a diamagnetic superstructure from 278 to 560 K. Transmission electron …