Graphene and Other 2D Layered Nanomaterials and Hybrid Structures: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to highlighting significant findings in the field of materials based on two-dimensional/layered systems, their hybrid structures, and composite materials. Graphene, together with a variety of newly developed 2D inorganic systems, have all attracted a remarkable amount of attention due to their unprecedented properties/superior performance encouraging their application in many fields. These two-dimensional systems are known for the fact that they are ultrathin, and hence tend to flexibility, also presenting nearly intrinsic and distinctive characteristics, including electronic, magnetic, optical, thermal conductivity, and superconducting properties. Furthermore, the combination of different structures and synergetic effects may open new and unprecedented perspectives, making these ideally assembled systems multifunctional and advanced materials. On this matter, significant examples come from the stacking together of 2D crystals, which can make materials perfectly tuned to the wavelengths of solar light. On the other hand, the ultralow sliding friction resulting from the contact between two crystalline materials or a crystalline material with a more disordered system makes superlubricity possible, which implies a reduction in friction of orders of magnitude compared to that measured for their 3D counterparts.

This Issue is primarily addressed to the two-dimensional (nano)structures and layered materials, from their syntheses/characterizations to their applications. Fundamental findings and theoretical studies contributing to the understanding of their basic principles are also welcomed.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the preparation, properties, and applications of materials containing:

-Few-layered materials;

-Graphene and graphene-like systems (i.e., graphene oxide);

-Transition metal dichalcogenides, carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides;

-Silicene, germanene, stanene, and phosphorene;

-Van der Waals heterostructures, all-inorganic, and organic–inorganic hybrids;

-2D organic framework systems, 2D polymers.

Prof. Dr. Federico Cesano
Prof. Dr. Domenica Scarano
Guest Editors

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