scholarly journals Borophene-graphene heterostructures

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. eaax6444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolong Liu ◽  
Mark C. Hersam
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Integration ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Spectroscopic Measurements ◽  
Synthesis Conditions ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Its Polymorphism

Integration of dissimilar two-dimensional (2D) materials is essential for nanoelectronic applications. Compared to vertical stacking, covalent lateral stitching requires bottom-up synthesis, resulting in rare realizations of 2D lateral heterostructures. Because of its polymorphism and diverse bonding geometries, borophene is a promising candidate for 2D heterostructures, although suitable synthesis conditions have not yet been demonstrated. Here, we report lateral and vertical integration of borophene with graphene. Topographic and spatially resolved spectroscopic measurements reveal nearly atomically sharp lateral interfaces despite imperfect crystallographic lattice and symmetry matching. In addition, boron intercalation under graphene results in rotationally commensurate vertical heterostructures. The rich bonding configurations of boron suggest that borophene can be integrated into a diverse range of 2D heterostructures.

scholarly journals Optoelectronic Properties of Atomically Thin MoxW(1-x)S2 Nanoflakes Probed by Spatially-Resolved Monochromated EELS

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3218
Author(s):  
Mario Pelaez-Fernandez ◽  
Yung-Chang Lin ◽  
Kazu Suenaga ◽  
Raul Arenal
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Low Loss ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Band Gap Engineering ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
Excitonic Transition ◽  
Electron Energy Loss

Band gap engineering of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials has attracted a huge amount of interest as a key aspect to the application of these materials in nanooptoelectronics and nanophotonics. Low-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy has been employed to perform a direct measurement of the band gap in atomically thin MoxW(1−x)S2 nanoflakes. The results show a bowing effect with the alloying degree, which fits previous studies focused on excitonic transitions. Additional properties regarding the Van Hove singularities in the density of states of these materials, as well as high energy excitonic transition, have been analysed as well.

Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene: Emerging Opportunities for Biomedicine

Nano LIFE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 1642008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Science ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Great Flexibility ◽  
Two Dimensional Materials ◽  
Science Community ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Storage Technologies

With the rise of graphene, there is growing attention on two-dimensional (2D) materials in the physical science community during the last decade. Most studies to date focus on the rich set of their superior electrical, optical, catalytic and electrochemical properties and highlight the encouraging opportunities for developing next generation electronics, optoelectronics, catalysis, and energy storage technologies. On the contrary, the biomedicine community has barely recognized the potential of these materials other than graphene. There are very limited published studies on these materials’ biological effects and biomedical applications. Here, we present a brief overview of 2D materials and discuss their potential for biomedical applications in hope of raising biomedical researchers’ awareness of the great opportunities associated with these materials. We first discuss the emergence of 2D materials and review two most important prerequisites for 2D materials’ biomedical applications, synthesis and biocompatibility. We then categorize the existing studies on 2D materials’ biomedical applications into biosensing, drug/gene delivery, antimicrobial, bioimaging and multimode therapeutic applications. We would put special emphasis on the great flexibility of various rational combinations of 2D material superior properties for the design and construction of assorted forms of reagents or devices with highly effective simultaneous diagnostic and therapeutic functions (or theranostics functions). At last, the newly emerging 2D black phosphorous with very rare and interesting properties is introduced as the next promising and important 2D materials to study in the upcoming years.

Electronic and Optical Properties Characterization of MoS2 Two-Dimensional Exfoliated nanomaterials

MRS Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (47) ◽  
pp. 3223-3228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalal Fadil ◽  
Ridwan H. Fayaz ◽  
Anupama B. Kaul
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Electronic And Optical Properties ◽  
Liquid Exfoliation ◽  
Optoelectronic Application ◽  
Two Dimensional Materials

ABSTRACTFor optoelectronic application, two-dimensional materials such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are very promising candidate with their interesting electronic and optical properties. The layered structure of these materials makes them amenable to mechanical exfoliation to form scalable 2D atomic crystals. For width range of applications, liquid phase exfoliation using sonication and centrifugation in appropriate solvent is needed. This simple and scalable technique gives high quality of exfoliation of 2D materials without chemical reactions. In this paper, we report an example of the optical and electronic characterizations on MoS2 synthesized by liquid exfoliation in specific solvent.

Co-planar two-dimensional Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Capacitor: Numerical study of the device electrostatics.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Bheemireddy
Keyword(s):  
Space Charge ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Space Charge Density ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Short Channel ◽  
Metal Insulator ◽  
Metal Insulator Semiconductor ◽  
New Family

The two-dimensional(2D) materials are highly promising candidates to realise elegant and e cient transistor. In the present letter, we conjecture a novel co-planar metal-insulator-semiconductor(MIS) device(capacitor) completely based on lateral 2D materials architecture and perform numerical study of the capacitor with a particular emphasis on its di erences with the conventional 3D MIS electrostatics. The space-charge density features a long charge-tail extending into the bulk of the semiconductor as opposed to the rapid decay in 3D capacitor. Equivalently, total space-charge and semiconductor capacitance densities are atleast an order of magnitude more in 2D semiconductor. In contrast to the bulk capacitor, expansion of maximum depletion width in 2D semiconductor is observed with increasing doping concentration due to lower electrostatic screening. The heuristic approach of performance analysis(2D vs 3D) for digital-logic transistor suggest higher ON-OFF current ratio in the long-channel limit even without third dimension and considerable room to maximise the performance of short-channel transistor. The present results could potentially trigger the exploration of new family of co-planar at transistors that could play a signi significant role in the future low-power and/or high performance electronics.<br>

Recent Advances and Need of Green Synthesis in Two-Dimensional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joice Sophia Ponraj ◽  
Muniraj Vignesh Narayanan ◽  
Ranjith Kumar Dharman ◽  
Valanarasu Santiyagu ◽  
Ramalingam Gopal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Green Synthesis ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Energy Storage And Conversion ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Energy Conversion And Storage ◽  
Energy Application ◽  
The Impact

: Increasing energy crisis across the globe requires immediate solutions. Two-dimensional (2D) materials are in great significance because of its application in energy storage and conversion devices but the production process significantly impacts the environment thereby posing a severe problem in the field of pollution control. Green synthesis method provides an eminent way of reduction in pollutants. This article reviews the importance of green synthesis in the energy application sector. The focus of 2D materials like graphene, MoS2, VS2 in energy storage and conversion devices are emphasized based on supporting recent reports. The emerging Li-ion batteries are widely reviewed along with their promising alternatives like Zn, Na, Mg batteries and are featured in detail. The impact of green methods in the energy application field are outlined. Moreover, future outlook in the energy sector is envisioned by proposing an increase in 2D elemental materials research.

Two-dimensional topological insulators exfoliated from Na3Bi-like Dirac semimetals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqiu Guo ◽  
Ruixin Yu ◽  
Jingwen Jiang ◽  
Zhuang Ma ◽  
Xiuwen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Epitaxial Growth ◽  
Topological Insulators ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Dirac Semimetals

Topological insulation is widely predicted in two-dimensional (2D) materials realized by epitaxial growth or van der Waals (vdW) exfoliation. Such 2D topological insulators (TI’s) host many interesting physical properties such...

scholarly journals Polymorphic gallium for active resonance tuning in photonic nanostructures: from bulk gallium to two-dimensional (2D) gallenene

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 4233-4252
Author(s):  
Yael Gutiérrez ◽  
Pablo García-Fernández ◽  
Javier Junquera ◽  
April S. Brown ◽  
Fernando Moreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Active Materials ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Plasmonic Structures ◽  
Resonance Tuning ◽  
The Many ◽  
Optical Behavior

AbstractReconfigurable plasmonics is driving an extensive quest for active materials that can support a controllable modulation of their optical properties for dynamically tunable plasmonic structures. Here, polymorphic gallium (Ga) is demonstrated to be a very promising candidate for adaptive plasmonics and reconfigurable photonics applications. The Ga sp-metal is widely known as a liquid metal at room temperature. In addition to the many other compelling attributes of nanostructured Ga, including minimal oxidation and biocompatibility, its six phases have varying degrees of metallic character, providing a wide gamut of electrical conductivity and optical behavior tunability. Here, the dielectric function of the several Ga phases is introduced and correlated with their respective electronic structures. The key conditions for optimal optical modulation and switching for each Ga phase are evaluated. Additionally, we provide a comparison of Ga with other more common phase-change materials, showing better performance of Ga at optical frequencies. Furthermore, we first report, to the best of our knowledge, the optical properties of liquid Ga in the terahertz (THz) range showing its broad plasmonic tunability from ultraviolet to visible-infrared and down to the THz regime. Finally, we provide both computational and experimental evidence of extension of Ga polymorphism to bidimensional two-dimensional (2D) gallenene, paving the way to new bidimensional reconfigurable plasmonic platforms.

Combined Healing and Doping of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Through Molecular Functionalization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Manoj Gali ◽  
David Beljonne
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are emerging as promising two-dimensional (2D) materials. Yet, TMDCs are prone to inherent defects such as chalcogen vacancies, which are detrimental to charge transport. Passivation of...

Controllable Synthesis of Ultrathin Layered Transition Metallic Hydroxide/Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 Hybrid Nanosheets for High-Performance Supercapacitors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunli Liu ◽  
Yang Bai ◽  
Ji Wang ◽  
Ziming Qiu ◽  
Huan Pang
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
High Performance ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Controllable Synthesis ◽  
Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework ◽  
Fast Charge ◽  
Energy Conversion And Storage ◽  
And Storage

Two-dimensional (2D) materials with structures having diverse features are promising for application in energy conversion and storage. A stronger layered orientation can guarantee fast charge transfer along the 2D planes...

scholarly journals Recent advances in mode-locked fiber lasers based on two-dimensional materials

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2315-2340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junli Wang ◽  
Xiaoli Wang ◽  
Jingjing Lei ◽  
Mengyuan Ma ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Lasers ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Saturable Absorbers ◽  
Operating Wavelength ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Two Dimensional Materials ◽  
Diverse Mode

AbstractDue to the unique properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, much attention has been paid to the exploration and application of 2D materials. In this review, we focus on the application of 2D materials in mode-locked fiber lasers. We summarize the synthesis methods for 2D materials, fiber integration with 2D materials and 2D materials based saturable absorbers. We discuss the performance of the diverse mode-locked fiber lasers in the typical operating wavelength such as 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 μm. Finally, a summary and outlook of the further applications of the new materials in mode-locked fiber lasers are presented.

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