Applications of phosphorene and black phosphorus in energy conversion and storage devices

J Pang, A Bachmatiuk, Y Yin… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The successful isolation of phosphorene (atomic layer thick black phosphorus) in 2014 has
currently aroused the interest of 2D material researchers. In this review, first, the …

Electronic and optoelectronic applications based on 2D novel anisotropic transition metal dichalcogenides

C Gong, Y Zhang, W Chen, J Chu, T Lei, J Pu… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
With the continuous exploration of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), novel high‐
performance devices based on the remarkable electronic and optoelectronic natures of 2D …

MoS 2/ZnO van der Waals heterostructure as a high-efficiency water splitting photocatalyst: A first-principles study

S Wang, C Ren, H Tian, J Yu, M Sun - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Previous investigations [HL Zhuang and RG Hennig, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013, 117, 20440–
20445; J. Kang, S. Tongay, J. Zhou, J. Li and J. Wu, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2013, 102, 012111] …

Electronic and optical properties of heterostructures based on transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene-like zinc oxide

S Wang, H Tian, C Ren, J Yu, M Sun - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The structural, electronic, and optical properties of heterostructures formed by transition
metal dichalcogenides MX2 (M= Mo, W; X= S, Se) and graphene-like zinc oxide (ZnO) were …

The rising star of 2D black phosphorus beyond graphene: synthesis, properties and electronic applications

P Chen, N Li, X Chen, WJ Ong, X Zhao - 2D Materials, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Black phosphorus, which is a relatively rare allotrope of phosphorus, was first discovered by
Bridgman in 1914. Since the advent of two-dimensional (2D) black phosphorus (which is …

The rise of xene hybrids

P Kumar, G Singh, X Guan, S Roy, J Lee… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Xenes, mono‐elemental atomic sheets, exhibit Dirac/Dirac‐like quantum behavior. When
interfaced with other 2D materials such as boron nitride, transition metal dichalcogenides …

First-principles study on transition-metal dichalcogenide/BSe van der Waals heterostructures: a promising water-splitting photocatalyst

Y Luo, K Ren, S Wang, JP Chou, J Yu… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Recent investigations have revealed that some transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs),
such as MoS2 and WS2, are excellent candidates for high-efficiency photocatalysts for water …

Nanoscale interfaces of Janus monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides for 2D photovoltaic and piezoelectric applications

A Rawat, MK Mohanta, N Jena, Dimple… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Using first-principles calculations, we demonstrate a combination of two emergent fields,
type II van der Waals heterostructures and Janus structures, for the purpose of optimizing the …

Recent progress in van der Waals heterojunctions

W **a, L Dai, P Yu, X Tong, W Song, G Zhang, Z Wang - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Following the development of many novel two-dimensional (2D) materials, investigations of
van der Waals heterojunctions (vdWHs) have attracted significant attention due to their …

Transition-metal dichalcogenides/Mg (OH) 2 van der Waals heterostructures as promising water-splitting photocatalysts: a first-principles study

Y Luo, S Wang, K Ren, JP Chou, J Yu, Z Sun… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We performed first-principles calculations of the structural, electronic, and optical properties
of heterostructures which consist of transition metal dichalcogenides MX2 (M= Mo, W; X= S) …