Abstract 2D materials are promising for strain engineering due to their atomic thickness and
exceptional mechanical properties. In particular, non‐uniform and localized strain can be …

Abstract 2D materials are a subject of intense research in recent years owing to their
exclusive photoelectric properties. With giant nonlinear susceptibility and perfect phase …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer a prospect of membranes that combine
negligible gas permeability with high proton conductivity and could outperform the existing …

We report a strategy for preparing cost-effective plasmonic square lattices with tunable unit
structures of circles, crosses, and circle-cross pairs on a centimeter scale. The asymmetrical …

This is an update of a previous review (Naumis et al 2017 Rep. Prog. Phys. 80 096501).
Experimental and theoretical advances for straining graphene and other metallic, insulating …

Palladium bromide (PdBr2), a recent-reported narrow band gap transition metal halide
semiconductor with a one-dimensional (1D) van der Waals structure, exhibits great potential …

Niobium oxide dichloride (NbOCl2), a van der Waals crystal, exhibits exceptional second-
harmonic generation (SHG) with high conversion efficiency, making it a promising candidate …

Glass is an integral part of the amorphous materials family that has shown great potential in
applications ranging from daily life to high-tech fields such as healthcare, architecture …

Triggered by the demand of developing practical metal–organic framework (MOF) based
nonlinear optical (NLO) devices, there is a surge of research interest in the regulation of …

The dimensionality of materials fundamentally influences their electronic and optical
properties, presenting a complex interplay with nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics that …