A grand family of two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been
discovered through the extensive experimental and theoretical efforts of chemists, material …

The discovery and control of new phases of matter is a central endeavour in materials
research. The emergence of atomically thin 2D materials, such as transition-metal …

Borophene, a monolayer of boron, has risen as a new exciting two-dimensional (2D)
material having extraordinary properties, including anisotropic metallic behavior and flexible …

The ever-increasing energy demand motivates the pursuit of inexpensive, safe, scalable,
and high-performance rechargeable batteries. Carbon materials have been intensively …

Carbon materials, with their diverse allotropes, have played significant roles in our daily life
and the development of material science. Following 0D C60 and 1D carbon nanotube, 2D …

Hydrogen has the highest gravimetric density (energy density per unit mass) of any fuel. The
combustion of hydrogen releases energy in the form of heat. When hydrogen reacts with …

Abstract 2D materials are attractive for nanoelectronics due to their ultimate thickness
dimension and unique physical properties. A wide variety of emerging spintronic device …

An economy based on hydrogen is widely regarded as the potential successor of the fossil-
fuel-driven present energy sector. One major obstacle in develo** the hydrogen economy …

In the past decade, several different classes of two-dimensional (2D) materials beyond
graphene such as layered polymorphs of group V elements (phophorene, arsenene) …

Graphene-based materials exhibit remarkable electronic, optical, and mechanical
properties, which has resulted in both high scientific interest and huge potential for a variety …