In the last few years, an alternative approach for creating robust 2D structures has been introduced, involving the chemical linkage of nanosheets of distinct materials. Now, researchers are ...

As the clouds clear on computational crystal structure prediction, is the technique ready to empower mainstream materials research? James Mitchell Crow reports ...

A 2D mechanically interlocked polymer mimicking chainmail shows high flexibility and stiffness, offering promise for ...

A new method called vdW squeezing enables the creation of stable, atomically thin 2D metals, opening doors to advanced devices and fundamental discoveries in materials science. Since the discovery of ...

A breakthrough in decoding the growth process of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a 2D material, and its nanostructures on metal substrates could pave the way for more efficient electronics, cleaner ...

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have developed a way to grow 2d transition metal dichalcogenides heterostructures across 100mm wafers using plasma-enhanced chemical ...

Characterized by their MX₂ formula—where M denotes transition metals ... of atomically thin nanosheets in solution phase or through chemical vapor deposition processes. Growth of 2D-TMD ...