Recent advances in semiconductor heterojunctions: a detailed review of the fundamentals of photocatalysis, charge transfer mechanism and materials

A Balapure, JR Dutta, R Ganesan - RSC Applied Interfaces, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis, due to its operability under sustainable and green energy conditions, is one
of the cardinal branches of the environmental remediation domain. To date, a significant …

Recent advances in emerging Janus two-dimensional materials: from fundamental physics to device applications

L Zhang, Z Yang, T Gong, R Pan, H Wang… - Journal of materials …, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Based on the extensive investigation on graphene and graphene derivatives asymmetrically
functionalized with a variety of molecular groups and the concept of Janus materials with …

Quantum properties and applications of 2D Janus crystals and their superlattices

M Yagmurcukardes, Y Qin, S Ozen, M Sayyad… - Applied Physics …, 2020‏ - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT Two-dimensional (2D) Janus materials are a new class of materials with unique
physical, chemical, and quantum properties. The name “Janus” originates from the ancient …

Electronic, spintronic, and piezoelectric properties of new Janus (, and ) monolayers

N Ghobadi, S Gholami Rudi, S Soleimani-Amiri - Physical Review B, 2023‏ - APS
Two-dimensional (2D) Janus materials due to their asymmetric structures show fascinating
spintronic and piezoelectric properties making them a research hot spot in recent years. In …

Janus transition metal dichalcogenides: A superior platform for photocatalytic water splitting

L Ju, M Bie, J Shang, X Tang… - Journal of Physics …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Janus two-dimensional (2D) materials, referring to the layers with different surfaces,
have attracted intensive research interest due to the unique properties induced by symmetry …

Two Janus Ga 2 STe monolayers and their electronic, optical, and photocatalytic properties

H Shu - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, two-dimensional Janus materials have attracted increasing interest due to their
unique structure and novel properties. Based on density-functional and many-body …

Electronic and optical properties of Janus Ga 2 STe bilayer: a promising candidate for excitonic solar cell

H Shu, X Liu - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional Janus structures provide a platform for the manufacture of high-
performance optoelectronic devices by breaking vertical structural symmetry. Herein, by …

First principles study of the adsorption of alkali metal ions (Li, Na, and K) on Janus WSSe monolayer for rechargeable metal-ion batteries

S Ahmad, HU Din, S Nawaz, ST Nguyen… - Applied Surface …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials with high specific capacities and superior physical
properties are essential for designing rechargeable metal-ion batteries. In this study, first …

Recent advances in low-dimensional Janus materials: theoretical and simulation perspectives

WJ Yin, HJ Tan, PJ Ding, B Wen, XB Li… - Materials …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to highly peculiar properties such as tunable electronic band gaps and coexistence of
Rashba, excitonic and piezoelectric effects, low-dimensional Janus transition metal …

Design of a noble-metal-free direct Z-scheme photocatalyst for overall water splitting based on a SnC/SnSSe van der Waals heterostructure

X Jiang, Q Gao, X Xu, G Xu, D Li, B Cui… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor photocatalysts, using sunlight to stimulate various photocatalytic reactions,
are promising materials for solving the energy crisis and environmental problems. However …