Structures, properties and application of 2D monoelemental materials (Xenes) as graphene analogues under defect engineering

Z Huang, H Liu, R Hu, H Qiao, H Wang, Y Liu, X Qi… - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
From the group-IIIA (borophene), to the group-IVA (silicene, germanene and stanine), as
well as the group-VA (phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene and bismuthene) and even the …

Si and Ge‐based anode materials for Li‐, Na‐, and K‐ion batteries: a perspective from structure to electrochemical mechanism

LC Loaiza, L Monconduit, V Seznec - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon and germanium are among the most promising candidates as anodes for Li‐ion
batteries, meanwhile their potential application in sodium‐and potassium‐ion batteries is …

Germanium‐based monoelemental and binary two‐dimensional materials: Theoretical and experimental investigations and promising applications

F Zhao, Y Feng, W Feng - InfoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) materials based on group IVA elements have attracted
extensive attention owing to their rich chemical structures and novel properties. This …

Recent progress on germanene and functionalized germanene: preparation, characterizations, applications, and challenges

N Liu, G Bo, Y Liu, X Xu, Y Du, SX Dou - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A new family of single‐atom‐thick 2D germanium‐based materials with graphene‐like
atomic arrangement, germanene and functionalized germanene, has attracted intensive …

Two-dimensional gersiloxenes with tunable bandgap for photocatalytic H2 evolution and CO2 photoreduction to CO

F Zhao, Y Feng, Y Wang, X Zhang, X Liang, Z Li… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The discovery of graphene and graphene-like two-dimensional materials has brought fresh
vitality to the field of photocatalysis. Bandgap engineering has always been an effective way …

2D functionalized germananes: Synthesis and applications

S Ng, M Pumera - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the realm of 2D layered materials, the monoelemental group 14 Xene, germanene, as the
germanium analog of graphene, has emerged as the next prospective candidate. Preceded …

Beyond graphene: chemistry of group 14 graphene analogues: silicene, germanene, and stanene

T Hartman, Z Sofer - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional materials have been extensively studied over the last two decades as they
represent a class of materials with properties applicable in catalysis, sensing, optical …

Traversing energy landscapes away from equilibrium: strategies for accessing and utilizing metastable phase space

A Parija, GR Waetzig, JL Andrews… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The known crystal structures of solids often correspond to the most thermodynamically
stable arrangement of atoms. Yet, oftentimes there exist a richly diverse set of alternative …

Lanthanide f 7 metalloxenes–a class of intrinsic 2D ferromagnets

AM Tokmachev, DV Averyanov, AN Taldenkov… - Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
As the thickness of layered compounds approaches the monolayer limit, new electronic
states and properties emerge. The sheer range of such properties is astounding but the list …

Superconductivity in layered van der Waals hydrogenated germanene at high pressure

Y **, X **g, Z Xu, N Liu, Y Liu, ML Lin… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The emergence of superconductivity in two-dimensional (2D) materials has attracted
tremendous research efforts because the origins and mechanisms behind the unexpected …