Beyond graphene: Clean, hydrogenated and halogenated silicene, germanene, stanene, and plumbene

F Bechstedt, P Gori, O Pulci - Progress in Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The fascinating electronic and optoelectronic properties of freestanding graphene and the
possible inclusion of novel two-dimensional (2D) systems in silicon-based electronics have …

[HTML][HTML] Structural defects, mechanical behaviors, and properties of two-dimensional materials

Z **ong, L Zhong, H Wang, X Li - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the success of monolayer graphene exfoliation, two-dimensional (2D) materials have
been extensively studied due to their unique structures and unprecedented properties …

Recent advances in 2D metal monochalcogenides

AS Sarkar, E Stratakis - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The family of emerging low‐symmetry and structural in‐plane anisotropic two‐dimensional
(2D) materials has been expanding rapidly in recent years. As an important emerging …

Quasi three-dimensional tetragonal SiC polymorphs as efficient anodes for sodium-ion batteries

G Abbas, G Johansson, SM Alay-e-Abbas… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the present work, we investigate, for the first time, quasi 3D porous tetragonal silicon–
carbon polymorphs t (SiC) 12 and t (SiC) 20 on the basis of first-principles density functional …

The creation of true two-dimensional silicon carbide

S Chabi, Z Guler, AJ Brearley, AD Benavidez, TS Luk - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

First-principles study of the electronic, optical adsorption, and photocatalytic water-splitting properties of a strain-tuned SiC/WS2 heterojunction

J Ren, J Zhang, B Tian, Z Pan, S Wang, H Chen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heterojunction is widely acknowledged as a potent strategy as an effective means for
achieving quality electronic, optical adsorption, and photocatalytic water-splitting properties …