Recent progress in the synthesis and assembly of two-dimensional (2D) materials has laid
the foundation for various applications of atomically thin layer films. These 2D materials …

Photocatalysts for water splitting are of particular importance to a renewable energy based
energy and economic landscape. Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors hold significant …

To overcome current serious energy and environmental issues, photocatalytic water splitting
holds great promise because it requires only solar energy as an energy input to produce …

Two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures were constructed using MoSSe and
XN (X= Ga, Al) via density functional calculations to serve as water splitting photocatalysts …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials with a moderate bandgap and high carrier mobility are
useful for applications in optoelectronics. In this work, we present a systematic investigation …

Using evolutionary search and first-principles methods, we predict new two-dimensional XN
(X= C, Si, Ge, Sn) monolayers. They are confirmed to be indirect-gap semiconductors and …

Abstracts Constructing van der Waals heterostructure has triggered enormous interest in the
field of photocatalytic water splitting. Herein, we have investigated the structural, electronic …

Abstract Using two-dimensional (2D) materials as photocatalyst for water splitting become a
considerable technology for green and clean energy, where the candidate photocatalysts …

Hydrogen generation via photocatalytic water splitting is considered as a source of clean
energy and an alternative approach to deal with energy crises and environmental problems …

The direct Z-scheme van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures that mimic the natural
photosynthesis in plants raise a tremendous concern for photocatalysis applications. Herein …