This review discusses recent advances and future research priorities in the transition-metal
dichalcogenide (TMD) field. While the community has witnessed tremendous advances …

Symmetry breaking in 2D layered materials plays a significant role in their macroscopic
electrical, optical, magnetic and topological properties, including, but not limited to, spin …

Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials has recently attracted substantial attention
owing to the profound influence of defects on light absorption, charge separation, and …

The quantum confinement in atomic scale and the presence of interlayer coupling in
multilayer make the electronic and optical properties of 2D materials (2DMs) be dependent …

The material choice, layer thickness, and twist angle widely enrich the family of van der
Waals heterostructures (vdWHs), providing multiple degrees of freedom to engineer their …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs),
black phosphorus (BP), MXene and borophene, have aroused extensive attention since the …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted increasing interests in the last
decade. The ultrathin feature of 2D materials makes them promising building blocks for next …

Defects can induce drastic changes of the electronic properties of two-dimensional transition
metal dichalcogenides and influence their applications. It is still a great challenge to …

Abstract 2D materials with low‐symmetry exhibit anisotropic physical properties, making
them promising candidates for various applications. However, the lack of matured synthesis …

Anisotropic optoelectronics based on low-symmetry two-dimensional (2D) materials hold
immense potential for enabling multidimensional visual perception with improved …