Recent advances in 2D material theory, synthesis, properties, and applications

YC Lin, R Torsi, R Younas, CL Hinkle, AF Rigosi… - ACS …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) material research is rapidly evolving to broaden the spectrum of
emergent 2D systems. Here, we review recent advances in the theory, synthesis …

Insights into strain engineering: from ferroelectrics to related functional materials and beyond

T Li, S Deng, H Liu, J Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Ferroelectrics have become indispensable components in various application fields,
including information processing, energy harvesting, and electromechanical conversion …

Giant bulk piezophotovoltaic effect in 3R-MoS2

Y Dong, MM Yang, M Yoshii, S Matsuoka… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Given its innate coupling with wavefunction geometry in solids and its potential to boost the
solar energy conversion efficiency, the bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) has been of …

Flexo-photovoltaic effect in MoS2

J Jiang, Z Chen, Y Hu, Y **ang, L Zhang… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Abstract The theoretical Shockley–Queisser limit of photon–electricity conversion in a
conventional p–n junction could be potentially overcome by the bulk photovoltaic effect that …

Review on recent developments in 2D ferroelectrics: theories and applications

L Qi, S Ruan, YJ Zeng - Advanced Materials, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although only a few 2D materials have been predicted to possess ferroelectricity, 2D
ferroelectrics are expected to play a dominant role in the upcoming nano era as important …

Ferroic phases in two-dimensional materials

P Man, L Huang, J Zhao, TH Ly - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) ferroics, namely ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and ferroelastic
materials, are attracting rising interest due to their fascinating physical properties and …

A flexoelectricity-enabled ultrahigh piezoelectric effect of a polymeric composite foam as a strain-gradient electric generator

D Yan, J Wang, J **ang, Y **ng, LH Shao - Science Advances, 2023‏ - science.org
All dielectric materials including ceramics, semiconductors, biomaterials, and polymers have
the property of flexoelectricity, which opens a fertile avenue to sensing, actuation, and …

Flexoelectricity in solids: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

B Wang, Y Gu, S Zhang, LQ Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The flexoelectricity describes the contribution of the linear couplings between the electric
polarization and strain gradient and between polarization gradient and strain to the …

Spontaneous-polarization-induced photovoltaic effect in rhombohedrally stacked MoS2

D Yang, J Wu, BT Zhou, J Liang, T Ideue, T Siu… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Stacking order in van der Waals materials determines the coupling between atomic layers
and is therefore the key to materials' properties. Recently, ferroelectricity, a phenomenon …

Piezoresponse force microscopy and nanoferroic phenomena

A Gruverman, M Alexe, D Meier - Nature communications, 2019‏ - nature.com
Since its inception more than 25 years ago, Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM) has
become one of the mainstream techniques in the field of nanoferroic materials. This review …