Recent advances, properties, fabrication and opportunities in two-dimensional materials for their potential sustainable applications

A Hayat, M Sohail, A El Jery, KM Al-Zaydi, S Raza… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Elemental two-dimensional (2D) materials, characterized by unique chemical,
physical, and electrical characteristics, now offer intriguing energy and catalysis application …

Straining techniques for strain engineering of 2D materials towards flexible straintronic applications

M Pandey, C Pandey, R Ahuja, R Kumar - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Straintronics of two-dimensional (2D) materials offers enormous promise for both
fundamental research and smart technologies. Strain engineering of 2D materials has …

Bending of multilayer van der Waals materials

G Wang, Z Dai, J **ao, SZ Feng, C Weng, L Liu, Z Xu… - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
Out-of-plane deformation patterns, such as buckling, wrinkling, scrolling, and folding, formed
by multilayer van der Waals materials have recently seen a surge of interest. One crucial …

Strain-tuning of the electronic, optical, and vibrational properties of two-dimensional crystals

E Blundo, E Cappelluti, M Felici, G Pettinari… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The variegated family of two-dimensional (2D) crystals has developed rapidly since the
isolation of its forerunner: Graphene. Their planeconfined nature is typically associated with …

Locally strained 2D materials: Preparation, properties, and applications

J Wang, L He, Y Zhang, H Nong, S Li, Q Wu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials are promising for strain engineering due to their atomic thickness and
exceptional mechanical properties. In particular, non‐uniform and localized strain can be …

Deformable catalytic material derived from mechanical flexibility for hydrogen evolution reaction

F Wang, L **e, N Sun, T Zhi, M Zhang, Y Liu, Z Luo… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Deformable catalytic material with excellent flexible structure is a new type of catalyst that
has been applied in various chemical reactions, especially electrocatalytic hydrogen …

Mechanics at the interfaces of 2D materials: Challenges and opportunities

Z Dai, N Lu, KM Liechti, R Huang - Current Opinion in Solid State and …, 2020 - Elsevier
At the interfaces of 2D materials, the solid-state condensed matter physics is closely
intertwined with the mechanics in terms of adhesion/separation and friction as well as …

Recent development in friction of 2D materials: From mechanisms to applications

Y Guo, X Zhou, K Lee, HC Yoon, Q Xu… - Nanotechnology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials with a layered structure are excellent candidates in
the field of lubrication due to their unique physical and chemical properties, including weak …

Experimental adhesion energy in van der waals crystals and heterostructures from atomically thin bubbles

E Blundo, T Yildirim, G Pettinari, A Polimeni - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
The formation of gas-filled bubbles on the surface of van der Waals crystals provides an
ideal platform whereby the interplay of the elastic parameters and interlayer forces can be …

The Origin of Moiré‐Level Stick‐Slip Behavior on Graphene/h‐BN Heterostructures

K Huang, H Qin, S Zhang, Q Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Frictional behavior of a nanoscale tip sliding on superlattice of aligned graphene/(hexagonal
boron nitride) h‐BN heterostructure is found to be strongly regulated by the moiré …