Abstract 2D materials show wide‐ranging physical properties with their electronic bandgaps
varying from zero to several electronvolts, offering a rich platform to explore novel electronic …

From the group-IIIA (borophene), to the group-IVA (silicene, germanene and stanine), as
well as the group-VA (phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene and bismuthene) and even the …

Based on evolutionary search and first-principles calculations, we predict for B8Si4
structural stability in terms of cohesive energy, phonon spectrum, and melting point. The size …

Phosphorus doped carbons are of particular interest as anode materials because of their
large interlayer spacing and strong adsorption of Na+ ions. However, it remains challenging …

High temperature brings adverse impacts on the energy efficiency, and even destroys a
semiconductor device. Here, a novel and cost‐effective strategy is proposed to boost the …

In recent years, a variety of 2‐dimensional (2D) materials including graphene, topological
insulators, transition metal dichalcogenides, and black phosphorus have been utilized in …

Developing efficient electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is the key and
difficult point to alleviate energy and climate issues. The synergistic catalytic effects between …

Graphene and phosphorene are two major types of atomically thin two-dimensional
materials under extensive investigation. However, the zero band gap of graphene and the …

Hydrogels are 3-dimensional polymeric networks with unique properties of high flexibility
and high water content, and are thus advanced materials for applications in medicine …

Black phosphorus (BP), as a typical layered two-dimensional (2D) material, has attracted
tremendous attention due to its high carrier mobility, unique in-plane anisotropic structure …