Pentagon-based 2D materials: Classification, properties and applications

Y Shen, Q Wang - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since penta-graphene (PG), a two-dimensional (2D) carbon allotrope exclusively
composed of five-membered rings, was proposed in 2015, a great deal of effort has been …

Research progress on penta-graphene and its related materials: Properties and applications

MA Nazir, A Hassan, Y Shen, Q Wang - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The most direct and efficient strategy in designing and synthesizing new materials is to
change the structural building units, which could lead to a new paradigm shift. Penta …

Penta-BCN: A new ternary pentagonal monolayer with intrinsic piezoelectricity

K Zhao, Y Guo, Y Shen, Q Wang… - The journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Going beyond conventional hexagonal sheets, pentagonal 2D structures are of current
interest due to their novel properties and broad applications. Herein, for the first time, we …

The flexible Janus X2PAs (X= Si, Ge and Sn) monolayers with in-plane and out-of-plane piezoelectricity

Y Wu, CH Yang, HN Zhang, LH Zhu, XY Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The 2D piezoelectric materials have attracted growing attention due to their potential
application in energy harvesters, strain sensors and active flexible electronics. Now, the …

Switch effect on controlled water splitting by biaxial strain regulating the promising two-dimensional Janus X 2 PAs (X= Si, Ge and Sn) photocatalyst

QW He, Y Wu, CH Yang, HN Zhang, DS Tang, X Shang… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional photocatalytic materials with unique properties have been well-reported in
recent decades. However, strategies for controlling the photocatalytic process are still …

Enhanced vertical polarization and ultra-low polarization switching barriers of two-dimensional SnS/SnSSe ferroelectric heterostructures

YQ Li, XY Wang, SY Zhu, DS Tang, QW He… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional materials with ferroelectricity are verified theoretically and experimentally.
However, applications of these materials in nanoelectronics are limited by weak vertical …

A new 3D metallic carbon allotrope composed of penta-graphene nanoribbons as a high-performance anode material for sodium-ion batteries

S Li, Y Shen, D Ni, Q Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional (3D) porous metallic carbon allotropes composed of graphene
nanoribbons have attracted increasing attention in recent years because of their novel …

Ternary pentagonal BNSi monolayer: Two-dimensional structure with potentially high carrier mobility and strong excitonic effects for photocatalytic applications

MJ Varjovi, ME Kilic, E Durgun - Physical Review Materials, 2022 - APS
In recent years many attempts have been made to discover new types of two-dimensional
(2D) nanostructures with novel properties beyond the hexagonal crystals. The prediction of …

Enhanced out-of-plane piezoelectricity of group-III (A) Janus hydrofluoride monolayers

HN Zhang, Y Wu, C Yang, LH Zhu, XC Wang - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Two-dimensional (2D) piezoelectric materials utilizing the unique electronic characteristic
were widely needed for microelectronic sensors and energy conversion devices. However …

Surface functionalization of penta-siligraphene monolayer for nanoelectronic, optoelectronic and photocatalytic water-splitting: a first-principles study

M Maymoun, S Oukahou, A Elomrani, M Lamhani… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we have investigated theoretically using density functional theory the effect of
surface functionalization with hydrogen, fluorine and chlorine atoms on electronic and optic …