Monolayer WTe2 has attracted significant attention for its unconventional superconductivity
and topological edge states. However, its air sensitivity poses challenges for studying …

One distinguished property of the topological insulator (TI) is its robust quantized edge
conductance against edge defect. However, this robustness, underlined by the topological …

We develop a continuum dislocation description of twist and stretch moiré superlattices in
two-dimensional material bilayers. The continuum formulation is based on the topological …

Functional properties of 2D materials like graphene can be tailored by designing their 3D
structure at the Angstrom to nanometer scale. While there are routes to tailoring 3D structure …

The electrode materials of Na-ion batteries must exhibit fast ion transport, a property that is
often negatively impacted when mobile cations order. Many layered Na (and K) intercalation …

It is generally believed that the influence of hydrogen on plastic deformation of grain
boundaries should be considered when analyzing hydrogen-induced intergranular fracture …

The control of the physical properties of graphene is a forefront challenge for the
development of applications based on this material. Defect engineering is a promising …

Engineering grain boundary structure is a promising method for rational control of the
microstructure and mechanical properties of two-dimensional materials. In bulk materials …

Multiscale microscopy spanning the atomistic, moiré, and meso scales has enabled
engineering the equilibrium structure of graphene. However, temporal restrictions on in …

Grain boundaries (GBs) in titanium nitride (TiN) are worth studying since they play a
determining role in physical and mechanical properties in nanocrystalline TiN. Using …