Advances in 2D/Thin Film/Interface Materials: Synthesis, Characteristics and Functionalities

Dear Colleagues,

Since the milestone of graphene isolation in 2004, two-dimensional (2D) materials with a nano-sized thickness have been extensively studied as a promising platform for the creation of new technologies. Advances in 2D materials have gained substantial developments in terms of materials synthesis, characterization, and functionalities: A variety of synthesis methods like mechanical or liquid exfoliation, chemical vapor deposition, and wet chemical techniques have been proved to create and even largely produce diverse 2D materials including graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), phosphorene, Xenes and others; Multiple characterization methods such as scanning probe microscope, scanning transmission electron microscopes, synchronized radiation, and others have revealed many unique and unprecedented properties of 2D materials and the underlying structure-property correlations, for example, the interface or defect effect. In this special issue, “Advances in 2D/Thin Film/Interface Materials: Synthesis, Characteristics and Functionalities”, multi-/interdisciplinary studies on 2D materials including synthesis, characterization, and defects or interface-engineering of 2D materials, as well as their applications in fields of energy (e.g., batteries, capacitors, solar cell, catalysis, water splitting, etc.), water (e.g., wastewater treatment, desalination, etc. ), electronics (e.g., optoelectronics, spintronics, topological insulators etc. ), medicals (e.g., drug delivery, lab-on-a-chip, biosensor, etc.) and so on are encouraged.

Dr. Wanheng Lu
Dr. Yuanyuan Tan
Guest Editors

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