Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures based on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
generally possess a type-II band alignment that facilitates the formation of interlayer excitons …

In recent years, 2D layered materials have received considerable research interest on
account of their substantial material systems and unique physicochemical properties …

We propose a new type of spin-valley locking (SVL), named C-paired SVL, in
antiferromagnetic systems, which directly connects the spin/valley space with the real space …

Abstract 2D layered materials (2DLMs) are a subject of intense research for a wide variety of
applications (eg, electronics, photonics, and optoelectronics) due to their unique physical …

Symmetry breaking in 2D layered materials plays a significant role in their macroscopic
electrical, optical, magnetic and topological properties, including, but not limited to, spin …

Structural symmetry-breaking plays a crucial role in determining the electronic band
structures of two-dimensional materials. Tremendous efforts have been devoted to breaking …

The crystal configuration of sandwiched S–Mo–Se structure (Janus SMoSe) at the
monolayer limit has been synthesized and carefully characterized in this work. By controlled …

The visual perception system is the most important system for human learning since it
receives over 80% of the learning information from the outside world. With the exponential …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) materials, such as
MoS 2, WS 2, MoSe 2, and WSe 2, have received extensive attention in the past decade due …

Semiconductor technology is currently based on the manipulation of electronic charge;
however, electrons have additional degrees of freedom, such as spin and valley, that can be …