Defect engineering in photocatalysis: formation, chemistry, optoelectronics, and interface studies

D Maarisetty, SS Baral - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials has recently attracted substantial attention
owing to the profound influence of defects on light absorption, charge separation, and …

Recent advances in low-dimensional Janus materials: theoretical and simulation perspectives

WJ Yin, HJ Tan, PJ Ding, B Wen, XB Li… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to highly peculiar properties such as tunable electronic band gaps and coexistence of
Rashba, excitonic and piezoelectric effects, low-dimensional Janus transition metal …

Janus transition metal dichalcogenides: A superior platform for photocatalytic water splitting

L Ju, M Bie, J Shang, X Tang… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Janus two-dimensional (2D) materials, referring to the layers with different surfaces,
have attracted intensive research interest due to the unique properties induced by symmetry …

Interfacial hybridization of Janus MoSSe and BX (X= P, As) monolayers for ultrathin excitonic solar cells, nanopiezotronics and low-power memory devices

MK Mohanta, A De Sarkar - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we explored the interfacial two-dimensional (2D) physics and significant
advancements in the application prospects of MoSSe monolayer when it is combined with a …

Enhanced solar-to-hydrogen efficiency for photocatalytic water splitting based on a polarized heterostructure: the role of intrinsic dipoles in heterostructures

X Liu, P Cheng, X Zhang, T Shen, J Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by natural photosynthesis, direct Z-scheme heterostructures are considered as
promising photocatalysts for solar-driven water splitting and attract ever-growing interest. To …

Electronic properties and enhanced photocatalytic performance of van der Waals heterostructures of ZnO and Janus transition metal dichalcogenides

M Idrees, HU Din, SU Rehman, M Shafiq… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Vertical stacking of two-dimensional materials into layered van der Waals heterostructures
has recently been considered as a promising candidate for photocatalytic and optoelectronic …

Contact engineering for 2D Janus MoSSe/metal junctions

Y Shu, T Li, N Miao, J Gou, X Huang, Z Cui… - Nanoscale …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The flourish of two-dimensional (2D) materials provides a versatile platform for building high-
performance electronic devices in the atomic thickness regime. However, the presence of …

First-principles calculations on Janus MoSSe/graphene van der Waals heterostructures: Implications for electronic devices

Y Wang, R Chen, X Luo, Q Liang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the preparation and characterization of experiments, it is easy to introduce miscellaneous
items and defects that often have impacts on the physical properties of materials. In the …

Two-dimensional Janus van der Waals heterojunctions: A review of recent research progresses

L Ju, M Bie, X Zhang, X Chen, L Kou - Frontiers of Physics, 2021 - Springer
Two-dimensional Janus van der Waals (vdW) heterojunctions, referring to the junction
containing at least one Janus material, are found to exhibit tuneable electronic structures …

Two dimensional ferroelectrics: Candidate for controllable physical and chemical applications

J Shang, X Tang, L Kou - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The recent emerged two‐dimensional (2D) ferroelectrics have attracted tremendous
research interests due to their promising application in nonvolatile electronics devices. The …