Synthesis, Manipulation, Properties and Applications of Layered Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 12719
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low-dimensional materials; surface dynamics; scanning tunneling microscopy; electronic structure of materials; synthesis of nanomaterials
Interests: graphene and other 2D materials; electronic and structural properties of low dimensional carbon-based materials; nanoscience and nanotechnology; growth of carbon-based nanomaterials
Interests: optical and electrical properties of nanostructured materials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and 2D materials; van der Waals heterostructures and Schottky junctions; field-effect transistors; non-volatile memories; solar cells; photodetectors; field emission devices
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Dear Colleagues,
Layered materials such as graphite, hexagonal boron nitride, and transition metal dichalcogenides possess a layered structure where the layers interact with each other via a weak van der Waals force. This interaction is weak enough so that these materials can simply be mechanically exfoliated to obtain few, or even single layers.
This class of materials exhibits fascinating electronic and optical properties, which are strongly influenced by the number of layers, or by the interaction with substrate and the external environment—for instance, via mechanical strain, or doping. In other words, it is possible to tune the properties of these materials to better fit the requirements for a specific application.
Furthermore, the individual layers could be thought of as building blocks and thus assembled together to form artificial structures, called van der Waals heterostructures, with unique physical properties.
As a consequence, they have recently received renewed attention because of their potential applications in a number of electronic devices, from sensors to memories, from transistors to solar cells, from batteries and supercapacitors to fuel cells.
We kindly invite you to submit your work for this Special Issue. Experimental studies as well as theoretical investigations are appreciated. Full research papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Camilli Luca
Prof. Maurizio Passacantando
Prof. Antonio di Bartolomeo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Synthesis of layered materials
- Functionalization of layered materials
- Electronic and optoelectronic properties
- Van der Waals heterostructures
- Layered material–light interaction
- Theoretical models in layered materials
- Electronic devices
- Energy devices
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