Recent Advances In Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene

Keywords

germanene; graphene; heterostructures; phospherene; silicene; stanene; transition metal dichalcogenide; two-dimensional materials; van der Waals epitaxy; van der Waals solid

Abstract

The isolation of graphene in 2004 from graphite was a defining moment for the "birth" of a field: two-dimensional (2D) materials. In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing number of papers focusing on non-graphene layered materials, including transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), because of the new properties and applications that emerge upon 2D confinement. Here, we review significant recent advances and important new developments in 2D materials "beyond graphene". We provide insight into the theoretical modeling and understanding of the van der Waals (vdW) forces that hold together the 2D layers in bulk solids, as well as their excitonic properties and growth morphologies. Additionally, we highlight recent breakthroughs in TMD synthesis and characterization and discuss the newest families of 2D materials, including monoelement 2D materials (i.e., silicene, phosphorene, etc.) and transition metal carbide- and carbon nitride-based MXenes. We then discuss the doping and functionalization of 2D materials beyond graphene that enable device applications, followed by advances in electronic, optoelectronic, and magnetic devices and theory. Finally, we provide perspectives on the future of 2D materials beyond graphene.

Publication Date

11-6-2015

Publication Title

ACS Nano

Volume

9

Issue

12

Number of Pages

11509-11539

Document Type

Editorial Material

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b05556

Socpus ID

84952360577 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84952360577

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