Realizing the full potential of any materials system requires understanding and controlling
disorder, which can obscure intrinsic properties and hinder device performance. Here we …

Conspectus Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of
promising low-dimensional materials with a variety of emergent properties which are …

As the demand for fuel continues to increase, the development of energy devices with
excellent performance is crucial. Supercapacitors (SCs) are attracting attention for their …

Engineering the boundary structures in 2D materials provides an unprecedented opportunity
to program the physical properties of the materials with extensive tunability and realize …

Grain boundary (GB), as a kind of lattice defect, widely exists in two-dimensional transition
metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs), which has complex and diverse influences on the …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials with defects are desired for catalysis after the
adsorption of monodispersed noble metal atoms. High-performance catalysts with the …

Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations we thoroughly explored the influence of
grain boundaries (GBs) in monolayer MoS2 composed of S-polar (S5| 7), Mo-polar (Mo5| 7) …

Single-layer heterostructures of magnetic materials are unique platforms for studying spin-
related phenomena in two dimensions (2D) and have promising applications in spintronics …

Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem, concerning about
half a million cases each year. Patients hardly adhere to the current strict treatment …

The variation of the electronic structure normal to 1D defects in quasi-freestanding MoS2,
grown by molecular beam epitaxy, is investigated through high resolution scanning …