The unique electronic and catalytic properties emerging from low symmetry anisotropic (1D
and 2D) metal chalcogenides (MCs) have generated tremendous interest for use in next …

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is recognized as a powerful tool to synthesize atomically
thin two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with the merits of high quality and uniform …

The past decade has witnessed the emergence of a new frontier in condensed matter
physics: topological materials with an electronic band structure belonging to a different …

A key challenge in the development of two-dimensional (2D) devices is the fabrication of
metal–semiconductor junctions with minimal contact resistance and depinned energy levels …

An overview of recent developments in controlled vapor‐phase growth of 2D transition metal
dichalcogenide (2D TMD) films is presented. Investigations of thin‐film formation …

The last decade has witnessed significant progress in two-dimensional van der Waals (2D
vdW) materials research; however, a number of challenges remain for their practical …

Layered metallic transition metal dichalcogenides (MTMDs) exhibit distinctive electrical and
catalytic properties to drive basal plane activity, and, therefore, they have emerged as …

Molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) has attracted ever-growing attention in recent years due to
its novel characteristics in spintronics and phase-engineering, and an efficient and …

Traditional materials discovery is in'trial-and-error'mode, leading to the issues of low-
efficiency, high-cost, and unsustainability in materials design. Meanwhile, numerous …

Electrodes play an essential role in controlling electrode–molecule coupling. However,
conventional metal electrodes require linkers to anchor the molecule. Van der Waals …