The exceptional physical properties of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials
have been extensively researched, driving advances in material synthesis. Epitaxial growth …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous interest ever since the isolation
of atomically thin sheets of graphene in 2004 due to the specific and versatile properties of …

Friction has caused a substantial amount of property damage in many industries worldwide,
and the continuous progress of industrial production requires the development of high …

Capacitive deionization (CDI) is considered as one promising technique for desalination
owing to its low energy consumption, high efficiency, facile operation, and non-toxicity. In a …

Flexible photoelectrochemical (PEC) based sensors have been extensively investigated for
noninvasive healthcare monitoring. However, known electrode materials struggle to …

Solution-based processing of two-dimensional (2D) materials has garnered significant
interest as a facile and versatile route for the large-scalable production of 2D material films …

Recently, a step-flow growth mode has been proposed to break the inherent molybdenum
disulfide (MoS2) crystal domain bimodality and yield a single-crystalline MoS2 monolayer …

Graphene-enhanced Raman scattering (GERS) offers great opportunities to achieve optical
sensing with a high uniformity and superior molecular selectivity. The GERS mechanism …

A viable alternative to non‐renewable hydrocarbon fuels is hydrogen gas, created using a
safe, environmentally friendly process like water splitting. An important role in water‐splitting …

Polar 2D materials hold the emerging functionalities such as ferro‐, piezo‐, and pyro‐
electric properties. On account of infrared‐active low bandgap and polar nature at reduced …