Silicene, a silicon analogue of graphene, has attracted increasing attention during the past
few years. As early as in 1994, the possibility of stage corrugation in the Si analogs of …

The great success of graphene has encouraged the fast development of other two-
dimensional (2D) nanosheets, which have attracted extensive attention in different scientific …

Flexible optoelectronics, as promising components hold shape‐adaptive features and
dynamic strain response under strain engineering for various intelligent applications. 2D …

Monolayer germanene, a novel graphene-like germanium allotrope akin to silicene has
been recently grown on metallic substrates. Lying directly on the metal surfaces the …

Inspired by the success of graphene, various two dimensional (2D) structures in free
standing (FS)(hypothetical) form and on different substrates have been proposed recently …

As a sustainable environmental governance strategy and energy conversion method,
photocatalysis has considered to have great potential in this field due to its excellent optical …

Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) materials based on group IVA elements have attracted
extensive attention owing to their rich chemical structures and novel properties. This …

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 …

This paper reports the successful synthesis of true two-dimensional silicon carbide using a
top-down synthesis approach. Theoretical studies have predicted that 2D SiC has a stable …

A large number of graphene and other 2D materials are currently used for the development
of new technologies, increasingly entering different industrial sectors. Interrogating the …