Using 2D Materials for Advanced Sensing Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 267
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Interests: Raman spectroscopy; electrocatalysis; graphene; MoS2; laser processing
Interests: nanodiamonds; thin film synthesis; electron energy-loss spectroscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
The novel prospect of utilizing 2D materials for advanced sensing applications became possible with the invention of graphene in 2014. Since, then variety of 2D materials such as BN, transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) which include MoS2, and MXenes have been synthesized. However, the wide variety of approaches used in fabricating these structures have often resulted in large differences in sensing properties, as their sensing properties depend on a variety of structural factors such as strain, impurities, and defects in the film. Furthermore, shape and size also influence the sensing ability of nanomaterials.
The aim of this Special Issue is to identify the effect of fabrication techniques on the structure of synthesized 2D films and report the corresponding sensing characteristics. This will help researchers cross-engineer structures based on the measured sensing characteristics, leading us one step closer to fabricating 2D materials for commercial sensing applications with high reproducibility, low cost, and excellent performance. This will also have implications on other applications where 2D materials are utilized, such as flexible electronics, strain sensors, nanogenerators, and innovative nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS).
Potential topics include, but are not limited to: the material characterization of 2D materials; bio- and environmental sensing using 2D materials, electrical devices, diode fabrication using 2D materials, the structural modification of 2D materials using non-equilibrium techniques, and future perspectives for 2D materials.
Dr. Pratik Joshi
Dr. Ritesh Sachan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 2D materials
- graphene
- mos2
- biosensing
- electrochemical sensing
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