Controlling the interlayer coupling by tuning lattice parameters through pressure engineering is an important route for tailoring the optoelectronic properties of two-dimensional materials. In this work, we report a pressure-dependent study on the ex...
In recent years, two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has attracted extensive attention in the application field of next-generation electronics. Compared with single-layer MoS2, bilayer MoS2 has higher carrier mobility and has more promising a...
Two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 have attracted tremendous attention due to their potential applications in future flexible high-frequency electronics. Bilayer MoS2 exhibits the advantages of carrier mobility when compared with monolayer mobility, thus maki...
This paper investigates strain-, twist-, and electric-field-tuned optical absorption in bilayer MoS2, emphasizing spin-orbit coupling (SOC). A continuum model reveals competing mechanisms: geometric perturbations (strain/twist) and Stark effects gove...
In 2H stacking bilayer MoS2, the exciton with an interlayer nature has been evidenced due to the hybridization of hole states among both layers. The transition energy of this interlayer exciton is located between the A and B excitons. In this work, w...
Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures based on two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), particularly WS2/MoS2 heterostructures with type-II band alignments, are considered as ideal candidates for future functional optoelectronic...
We report an in situ characterization of transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers and twisted bilayers using a high-speed second-harmonic generation (SHG) imaging technique. High-frequency laser modulation and galvano scanning in the SHG imag...
The electrocatalytic performance of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is often hindered by their basal planes. Although defect engineering and heteroatom doping are employed, improving the electrocatalytic activity of the basal plane without di...
Monolayer and few-layer MoS2 are promising two-dimensional electronic materials, but proton irradiation can trigger ultrafast electronic excitation and charge transfer before defect formation. Here, real-time time-dependent density functional theory...
A direct band gap nature in semiconducting materials makes them useful for optical devices due to the strong absorption of photons and their luminescence properties. Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have received significant attenti...
Antimonene is found to be a promising material for two-dimensional optoelectronic equipment due to its broad band gap and high carrier mobility. The van der Waals heterostructure, as a unique structural unit for the study of photoelectric properties,...
The need for sensors that measure the acetone content of exhaled breath for diabetes severity has recently increased. Clinical researchers have reported less than 0.8 ppm acetone concentration in the exhaled breath of an average individual, while tha...
We report the electrical characterization and field emission properties of
Fundamental researches and explorations based on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) mainly focus on their monolayer counterparts, where optical densities are limited owing to the atomic monolayer thickness. Photoluminescence (PL) yield in bilay...
Owing to the reducing effect of NHx radicals and H species produced in (Ar-N2-H2) expanding plasma, chemical reactions are promoted in thin metal films in contrast with other plasma treatments where the impinging energetic ions play the main role. Mu...
Silicides and nitrides of transition metals are expected to play a great role in various applications. They can be both considered as metals and ceramics. Their low resistivity and high melting point make them especially promising for super capacitor...
Most of the molybdenum (Mo) bilayer films are deposited by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering at the bottom and the top layer (DC/DC). However, the deposition of Mo bilayer film by radio frequency (RF) Mo bottom layer and DC Mo top layer magnet...
Reliability of nonvolatile resistive switching devices is the key point for practical applications of next-generation nonvolatile memories. Nowadays, nanostructured organic/inorganic heterojunction composites have gained wide attention due to their a...
Visible-light-driven photocatalytic overall water splitting is deemed to be an ideal way to generate clean and renewable energy. The direct Z-scheme photocatalytic systems, which can realize the effective separation of photoinduced carriers and posse...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for rapid, sensitive, and reliable diagnostic tools for detecting SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we developed and optimized a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor incorporating advanced materials...
This work reports the interlayer difference of exciton and phonon performance between the top and bottom layer of a bilayer-stacked two-dimensional materials structure (BSS). Through photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectroscopy, we find that, compar...
In this paper, the bilayer polymer-dispersed liquid crystals possessing a PDLC-PVA-PDLC structure were prepared by integrating two monolayer PDLCs. The effect of the polymer mesh size on the electro–optical properties of a bilayer PDLC was inve...
Interlayer-sliding ferroelectricity in van der Waals bilayers enables ultralow-power switching, but practical devices are often limited by contact/interface scattering and weak coupling between polarization and transport. We propose homophase lateral...
The aim of this study is to investigate new materials that can be employed as cathode hosts in Li-S batteries, which would be able to overcome the effect of the shuttling of soluble polysulfides and maximize the battery capacity and energy density. D...
Heterojunction formation between BiVO4 nanomaterials and benchmark semiconductor photocatalysts has been keenly pursued as a promising approach to improve charge transport and charge separation via interfacial electron transfer for the photoelectroca...
The special band structure of bilayer MoS2 makes it show strong nonlinear optical characteristics in the visible band, which provides a new way to develop visible nonlinear devices. In this paper, we present a theoretical analysis of the optical bist...
The oxidation resistance under LOCA conditions of bilayer Cr/Mo coating deposited on Zr-1Nb zirconium alloy was investigated in this paper. The bilayer Cr (8 μm)/Mo (3 μm) coatings were deposited by magnetron sputtering. Then, oxidation resista...
MoS2 nanoscrolls that have inner core radii of ∼250 nm are generated from MoS2 monolayers, and the optical and transport band gaps of the nanoscrolls are investigated. Photoluminescence spectroscopy reveals that a MoS2 monolayer, originally a dir...
Vertically stacked, layered van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures offer the possibility to design materials, within a range of chemistries and structures, to possess tailored properties. Inspired by the naturally occurring mineral merelaniite, this pa...
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful, non-destructive technique for enhancing molecular spectra, first discovered in 1974. This study investigates the enhancement of Raman signals from single- and few-layer molybdenum disulfide (M...
In this work, we investigated the influence of MoS2 functioning as an electron transport layer (ETL) on the inverted flexible organic photovoltaics (FOPVs). Three ETLs, including MoS2, lithium quinolate (Liq), and a MoS2/Liq bilayer, were evaporated...
We report a two-step growth process of MoS2 nanoflakes using a low-pressure chemical vapor deposition technique. In the first step, a MoS2 layer was synthesized on a c-plane sapphire substrate. This layer was subsequently re-evaporated at a higher te...
The pressure response of bulk and two−dimensional (2D) MoS2 crystals (monolayer, bilayer, and many–layered), directly transferred to the diamond surface of the diamond anvil cell (DAC) used for high−pressure application, is examined...
Constructing a heterogeneous interface using different components is one of the effective measures to achieve the bifunctionality of nanocatalysts, while synergistic interactions between multiple interfaces can further optimize the performance of sin...
In transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), charge carriers have spin, pseudospin, and valley degrees of freedom associated with magnetic moments. The monolayers and bilayers of the TMDCs, in particular, MoS
Collective modes of doped two-dimensional crystalline materials, namely graphene, MoS
Motivated by the seminal discoveries in graphene, the exploration of novel physical phenomena in alternative two-dimensional (2D) materials has attracted tremendous attention. In this work, through theoretical investigation using first-principles cal...
As an atomically thin semiconductor, 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has demonstrated great potential in realizing next-generation logic circuits, radio-frequency (RF) devices and flexible electronics. Although various methods have been performed to i...
Two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has attracted significant attention for next-generation electronics, flexible devices, and optical applications. Chemical vapor deposition is the most promising route for the production of large-scale, high...
To address contact-limited transport commonly encountered in two-dimensional semiconductors, this study fabricated few-layer two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) films on sapphire substrates via controllable oxide-to-sulfide conversion. Combin...
As the scaling of silicon-based CMOS technology approaches its physical limits, two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as promising alternatives for future electronic devices. Among them, MoS2 is a leading candidate due to its fascinating semico...
A metal oxide-based interconnecting and window layer consisting of a molybdenum oxide (MoO3)/Zn-doped In2O3 (IZO) bilayer was investigated in efficient solution-processed perovskite/n-Si monolithic tandem solar cells using formamidinium cesium lead t...
A polyoxomolybdate inorganic-organic hybrid crystal was synthesized with deprotonatable ionic-liquid surfactant. 1-dodecylimidazolium cation was employed for its synthesis. The hybrid crystal contained δ-type octamolybdate (Mo8) isomer, and possessed...
This research presents a comprehensive study of a Schottky diode fabricated using a gold wafer and a bilayer molybdenum disulfide (
Constructing two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures is an effective strategy for tuning and improving the characters of 2D-material-based devices. Four trilayer vdW heterostructures, BP/BP/MoS2, BlueP/BlueP/MoS2, BP/graphene/MoS2 a...
Constructing novel van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) is one of the effective methods for expanding the properties and applications of single materials. In this contribution, a blue phosphorene (Blue P)/MoSi2N4 vertical bilayer vdWH was construct...
Deposition of (Ti-Al)N/MoN multilayered coatings was carried out through a cathodic ion-plating system in an argon and then nitrogen atmosphere. Bilayer thickness (Λ) of all the samples were achieved, from 22 to 104 nm, by organizing substrate...
Currently, intercalation has become an effective way to modify the fundamental properties of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials. Using density functional theory, we systematically investigated the structures and electronic and magneti...
It is known that complex growth environments often induce inhomogeneity in two-dimensional (2D) materials and significantly restrict their applications. In this paper, we proposed an efficient method to analyze the inhomogeneity of 2D materials by co...
The ZrO2(MgO)/CaAl2O4+CaAl4O7 bilayer structure used for sulfur sensor was fabricated by the laser powder cladding (LPC) method using the MgO partially stabilized zirconia (2.7 wt% MgO-PSZ) as the substrate and the CaAl2O4 + CaAl4O7 composites as the...
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