Graphene-Like 2D Materials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 385
Special Issue Editor
Interests: 2D materials; computational solid mechanics; molecular dynamics simulations; multiscale modeling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Graphene, discovered by Novoselov, Geim, and colleagues in 2004, is the first of a new class of materials called two-dimensional (2D) materials. Graphene's remarkable properties have prompted intense interest in the production of other two-dimensional materials such as hexagonal boron nitride, transition metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorous, graphitic carbon nitride, silicene, germanene, MXenes and perovskites, among others. Typically, these materials have a thickness of one or few atomic layers while their lateral dimensions can be up to a few micrometers. Two-dimensional materials display striking features such as extraordinary thermal conductivity, fantastic electrical conductivity, large surface area, remarkable mechanical strength, and excellent biocompatibility.
The research field of 2D nanomaterials has made significant progress in developing different synthetic methods, discovering their structures and properties, and exploring their potential applications. Numerical simulations based on first principles, molecular dynamics, multiscale approaches, and more recently machine learning have proven essential for interpreting and guiding experiments in these novel 2D materials, whose properties are dramatically altered by reduced screening and quantum confinement. To uncover the correlations between structural features and properties, it is important to obtain precise control over their composition, crystal phases, doping, thicknesses, defects, strains, vacancies, lateral sizes, and surface properties. A large amount of research has been conducted in recent years on the design, engineering, and characterization of 2D nanomaterials in terms of interfaces, defects, and crystal phases. Additionally, integrating various 2D nanomaterials to achieve synergistic effects is also an area that merits research attention.
The contributions of the past have given us a glimpse of what lies ahead. It is time to proceed to a more thorough study of 2D materials and ultimately make them indispensable to our daily lives. To this end, it is the aim of this Special Issue to promote outstanding research concerning all aspects related to graphene-like 2D materials. We welcome contributions to this Special Issue, in the form of original research articles or comprehensive reviews focusing on theoretical, computational, and experimental research on graphene-like 2D materials.
Dr. Alireza Tabarraei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- graphene
- two-dimensional materials
- graphene-like materials
- carbon allotropes
- electronic properties
- optical properties
- mechanical properties
- thermal properties
- charge transport
