Converting solar energy into a secondary energy source, via photo-thermal and photo-
chemical approaches, is considered as a potential means to deal with energy problems at …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous research interest since the
breakthrough of graphene. Their unique optical, electronic, and mechanical properties hold …

Black phosphorus (BP) is a rapidly up and coming star in two‐dimensional (2D) materials.
The unique characteristic of BP is its in‐plane anisotropy. This characteristic of BP ignites a …

Optoelectronic applications require materials both responsive to objective photons and able
to transfer carriers, so new two‐dimensional (2D) semiconductors with appropriate band …

Identifying suitable photocatalysts for photocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel
via sunlight is an arduous task by the traditional trial-and-error method. Thanks to the …

Rhenium disulfide (ReS2) is a two‐dimensional (2D) group VII transition metal
dichalcogenide (TMD). It is attributed with structural and vibrational anisotropy, layer …

Polarization‐sensitive detectors based on anisotropic low‐dimensional materials have been
widely investigated in recent years. Some low‐dimensional materials possess anisotropy …

Two-dimensional layered materials (2DLMs) have attracted a tremendous amount of
attention as photodetectors due to their fascinating features, including high potentials in new …

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offer monolayer 2D systems with diverse
properties that extend beyond what graphene alone can achieve. The properties of TMDs …

Our review provides a comprehensive overview on the latest progress in pulsed-laser
deposition (PLD) of 2D layered materials (2DLMs), and its application in photoelectric …