The family of emerging low‐symmetry and structural in‐plane anisotropic two‐dimensional
(2D) materials has been expanding rapidly in recent years. As an important emerging …

Group IV metal chalcogenides (group IV MCs) have garnered significant attention from
scientific fraternity owing to their distinct structural features and interesting electronic …

The effect of biaxial strain on the electronic and optical properties of orthorhombic two-
dimensional AlBrSe monolayer was investigated by the first-principles calculations. Stability …

In this paper, the electronic, optical, and photocatalytic properties of GaSe/HfS 2
heterostructure are studied via first-principles calculations. The stability of the vertically …

Overall water splitting to generate H2 and O2 is vital in solving energy problem. It is still a
great challenge to seek efficient visible light photocatalyst to realize overall water splitting. In …

The effect of biaxial strains ε b and electric field E on the electronic structure and optical
properties of Janus monolayer PtSSe was studied by Density Functional Theory (DFT). A …

The structural, magnetic, and optical properties of the pristine and Gd-doped ZnO nanorods
(NRs), prepared by facile thermal decomposition, have been studied using a combination of …

Nonmetal doping is an effective approach to modify the electronic band structure and
enhance the photocatalytic performance of bismuth oxyhalides. Using density functional …

A process accumulated record solar to hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency of 8% is
achieved on the Cu2ZnSnS4‐BiVO4 tandem cell by the synergistic coupling effect of solar …

A new two-dimensional (2D) carbon allotrope, namely Tetrahexcarbon (TH-carbon)
semiconductor monolayer with a direct band gap resides in the visible region of the …