A new process that lets scientists chemically cut apart and stitch together nanoscopic layers of two-dimensional materials - like a tailor altering a suit - could be just the tool for designing the technology of a sustainable energy future.
2D monolayer nanosheets composed of layered perovskite come with several attractive properties. But, it has been challenging to build them with tunable bandgaps in the visible region with no addition of oxygen defects.
A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications focuses on how protons move in the confined water films between MXene layers, which enables charge transportation. The findings from this study could help to improve the performance of MXenes as energy storage materials.
A property of ferroelectric 2D materials has been disclosed by the materials scientist Boris Yakobson of Rice University and his collaborators. This property could be used as a feature in future devices.
Several studies have predicted that the water splitting reaction could be catalysed by certain groups of 2D materials – each measuring just a few atoms thick.
A recent study published in the Science Bulletin details the use of a highly sensitive scanning superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) microscope to investigate the behavior of the ferromagnetic material ABC-stacked CrBr3 in the absence of a magnetic field.
A recent review article published in the journal Nano Research Energy provides an overview of the evolution and synthesis of borophene.
Incorporating separate stacked 2D perovskites with other layered or non-layered substances can introduce novel optical and photonic characteristics, substantially expanding the heterostructures' potential functionality and applications.
In a paper published in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, it was demonstrated that GHz burst mode femtosecond laser pulses could be used to create unique two-dimensional (2D) laser-induced periodic surface structures on silicon.
A team of scientists exposed oxidized MXene films to very brief high-frequency electromechanical vibrations, leading to the efficient removal of the oxide layer and allowing their electrical and electrochemical performance to be recovered.