In the global trend towards carbon neutrality, sustainable energy conversion and storage
technologies are of vital significance to tackle the energy crisis and climate change …

Atomic defects, being the most prevalent zero-dimensional topological defects, are
ubiquitous in a wide range of 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). They could be …

The unique electronic and catalytic properties emerging from low symmetry anisotropic (1D
and 2D) metal chalcogenides (MCs) have generated tremendous interest for use in next …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted increasing research interest because of the
abundant choice of materials with diverse and tunable electronic, optical, and chemical …

The isolation of graphene in 2004 from graphite was a defining moment for the “birth” of a
field: two-dimensional (2D) materials. In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing …

Ultrathin molybdenum disulphide (MoS 2) has emerged as an interesting layered
semiconductor because of its finite energy bandgap and the absence of dangling bonds …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, especially transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs), have been envisioned as promising candidates in extending Moore's law. To …

Develo** efficient noble-metal-free surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
substrates and unveiling the underlying mechanism is crucial for ultrasensitive molecular …

Harnessing big data, deep data, and smart data from state-of-the-art imaging might
accelerate the design and realization of advanced functional materials. Here we discuss …

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