Emerging Versatile Two‐Dimensional MoSi2N4 Family

Y Yin, Q Gong, M Yi, W Guo - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of 2D layered MoSi2N4 and WSi2N4 without knowing their 3D parents by
chemical vapor deposition in 2020 has stimulated extensive studies of 2D MA2Z4 system …

Coupled Spin-Valley, Rashba Effect, and Hidden Spin Polarization in WSi2N4 Family

S Sheoran, S Monga, A Phutela… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Using first-principles calculations, we report the electronic properties with a special focus on
the band splitting in the WSi2N4 class of materials. Due to the broken inversion symmetry …

First principles study of BAs/MoSi 2 N 4 van der Waals heterostructure: tunable electronic and optical properties via vertical strain

Y Qi, C Yao, J Zhao, H Zeng - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Constructing van der Waals heterostructures from layered materials can form new
optoelectronic devices with superior performance to the individual monolayers. Here, we …

Manipulation of Valley and Spin Properties in Two-Dimensional Janus WSiGeZ4 (Z = N, P, As) through Symmetry Control

S Sheoran, A Phutela, R Moulik… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A class of septuple-atomic-layer two-dimensional (2D) materials, MA2Z4, is sought as an
alternative to 2D hexagonal transition metal dichalcogenides in the fields of valleytronics …

Switchable large-gap quantum spin Hall state in the two-dimensional class of materials

R Islam, R Verma, B Ghosh, Z Muhammad, A Bansil… - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulators exhibit spin-polarized conducting edge states that are
topologically protected from backscattering and offer unique opportunities to address …

Strain modulated electronic and optical properties of laterally stitched MoSi2N4/XSi2N4 (X= W, Ti) 2D heterostructures

G Hussain, M Manzoor, MW Iqbal, I Muhammad… - Physica E: Low …, 2022 - Elsevier
We used first-principles calculations to investigate the laterally stitched monolayered MoSi 2
N 4/XSi 2 N 4 (X= W, Ti) two-dimensional heterostructures. The structural stability of such …

MX family: an efficient platform for topological spintronics based on Rashba and Zeeman-like spin splittings

MU Rehman, Z Qiao - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Taking various combinations of M=(Mo, W) and X=(C, S, Se) as examples, we propose that
MX (M= transition metals, X= IV, V or VI elements) family can establish an excellent platform …

Correlation-driven topological transition in Janus two-dimensional vanadates

G Hussain, A Fakhredine, R Islam, RM Sattigeri… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The appearance of intrinsic ferromagnetism in 2D materials opens the possibility of
investigating the interplay between magnetism and topology. The magnetic anisotropy …

Anisotropic phonon dispersion and optoelectronic properties of few-layer HfS 2

Z Muhammad, F Wali, G Hussain, R Islam… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The phonon dispersion of mechanically exfoliated two-dimensional (2D) HfS2 is
investigated through angle-resolved Raman spectroscopy and supported by first principles …

Tungsten Carbide as an Electrode Material for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices: Experiment and Theory

MM Faisal, SR Ali, G Hussain, C Autieri… - Ceramics …, 2025 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for renewable energy has driven exploration of advanced materials
for high performance energy storage devices. In this study, we are reporting tungsten …