As a direct wide bandgap semiconducting material, two-dimensional, 2D, silicon carbide has
the potential to bring revolutionary advances into optoelectronic and electronic devices. It …

Identification and synthesis of 2D topological insulators is particularly elusive. According to
previous ab initio predictions 2D InBi (Indium Bismide) is a material exhibiting topological …

Anisotropic mechanics of van der Waals (vdWs) materials offers opportunity to peel off
individual atomic layers, initiating a 2D revolution in the fields of materials science, physics …

Multi modes features during machining of brittle materials determine the process window. To
reveal these fundamental features of SiC, a series of scratching experiments and atomistic …

Anisotropic two-dimensional layered materials with low-symmetry lattices have attracted
increasing attention due to their unique orientation-dependent mechanical properties. Black …

Because of its impressive electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties, two-dimensional
silicon carbide (2D-SiC) has recently gained tremendous attention in the field of …

The introduction of pyrolytic carbon (PyC) interphase in SiC f/SiC composites significantly
improves their toughness, primarily by deflecting matrix cracks, while the underlying …

Thermal management is one of the key challenges in nanoelectronic and optoelectronic
devices. The development of a van der Waals heterostructure (vdWH) using the vertical …

The mechanical behaviors of 2D materials are fundamentally important for their potential
applications in various fields. α-Molybdenum trioxide (α-MoO3) crystals with unique …

The orientations of crystal growth significantly affect the operating characteristics of elastic
and inelastic deformation in semiconductor nanowires (NWs). This work uses molecular …