The past decades have witnessed a rapid expansion in investigations of two-dimensional
(2D) monoelemental materials (Xenes), which are promising materials in various fields …

As elemental main group materials (ie, silicon and germanium) have dominated the field of
modern electronics, their monolayer 2D analogues have shown great promise for next …

Recently, 2D materials are in great demand for various applications such as optical devices,
supercapacitors, sensors, and biomedicine. MXenes as a kind of novel 2D material have …

In recent years, 2D layered materials, including graphene, topological insulators, transition
metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorus, MXenes, graphitic carbon nitride, and metal …

Abstract Elemental two-dimensional (2D) materials, characterized by unique chemical,
physical, and electrical characteristics, now offer intriguing energy and catalysis application …

Bismuth (Bi), as a nontoxic and inexpensive diamagnetic heavy metal, has recently been
utilized for the preparation of a variety of nanomaterials, such as nanoparticles, nanowires …

Abstract Niobium telluride (NbTe2), an emerging transition metal dichalcogenide material,
has been theoretically predicted to have nonlinear absorption properties and excellent …

Abstract 2D phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene, and bismuthene, as a fast‐growing family
of 2D monoelemental materials, have attracted enormous interest in the scientific community …

BiVO4 has attracted wide attention for oxygen‐evolution photoanodes in water‐splitting
photoelectrochemical devices. However, its performance is hampered by electron‐hole …

Black phosphorus (BP), a novel two-dimensional (2D) layered semiconductor material, has
attracted tremendous attention since 2014 due to its prominent carrier mobility, thickness …