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Atomically thin crystals have recently been the focus of attention in particular after the synthesis of graphene, a monolayer hexagonal crystal structure of carbon. In this novel material class the chemically derived graphenes have…
The deposition of boron-doped amorphous carbon thin films on SiO2 substrate was achieved via a focused ion beam-assisted chemical vapor deposition of triphenyl borane (C18H15B) and triphenyl borate (C18H15BO3). The existence of boron in the…
Graphene has received a great deal of attention and this has more recently extended to boron nitride sheets (BNS) with a similar structure. Both have hexagonal lattices and it is only the alternation of atoms in boron nitride, which changes…
Nanocomposite material proves to be the best candidate to match todays technological need as fascinating properties can be achieved by combining two or more nanomaterials. Among various nanomaterials, graphene is able to stand out far ahead…
We consider different structures, which can be obtained by polymerization of aromatic organic molecules under high pressures. These 2D and 3D covalently bonded organic polymers and their functionalization can pave the way to production of…
As a two-dimensional (2D) dielectric material, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is in high demand for applications in photonics, nonlinear optics, and nanoelectronics. Unfortunately, the high-throughput preparation of macroscopic-scale,…
Dipolar condensates have recently been coaxed to form the long-sought supersolid phase. While one-dimensional supersolids may be prepared by triggering a roton instability, we find that such a procedure in two dimensions (2D) leads to a…
Controlled synthesis of nano materials is critical for the development of nanotechnologies concerned with respect to shape and size. Especially, ZnO nanosystems, such as wires, belts, needles and films can be easily formed by either…
Hydrogen is one of the prime candidates for clean energy source with high energy density. However, current industrial methods of hydrogen production are difficult to provide hydrogen with high purity, thus hard to meet the requirements in…
Transferring graphene flakes onto hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has been the most popular approach for the fabrication of graphne/h-BN heterostructures so far. The orientation between graphene and h-BN lattices, however, are not…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have showed widespread applications in energy storage and conversion owning to their unique physicochemical, and electronic properties. Most of the valuable information for the materials, such as their…
The emerging two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit a wide range of electronic properties, ranging from insulating hexagonal boron nitride, semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides such as molybdenum disulfide, to semi-metallic…
Based on the group structure search method of first principles, MnB, MnB2, and MnB6 monolayer two-dimensional systems were designed and their structure, stability, electronic properties, as well as performance as anodes for sodium-ion…
A phenomenological approach for neutron production in fast muon interactions has been considered. Linear approximation for photonuclear production mechanism at shallow depth has been deduced. Present calculations were compared with…
The design of complex materials and the formation of specific patterns often arise from the properties of the individual building blocks. In this respect, colloidal systems offer a unique opportunity because nowadays they can be synthesized…
Calculating magnetic properties of two-dimensional materials is crucial for implementing memory devices (like USB drive, RAM, hard disk drive of computers) having reduced size. Two dimensional materials can be implemented as a thin film…
The family of MAX phases and their derivative MXenes are continuously growing in terms of both crystalline and composition varieties. In the last couple of years, several breakthroughs have been achieved that boosted the synthesis of novel…
Phosphorene, a single atomic layer of black phosphorus, has recently emerged as a new twodimensional (2D) material that holds promise for electronic and photonic technology. Here we experimentally demonstrate that the electronic structure…
We present the successful synthesis of single-atom-thick borophene nanoribbons (BNRs) by self-assembly of boron on Ag(110) surface. The scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) studies reveal high quality BNRs: all the ribbons are along the…
We apply first-principles calculations to study the electronic structure of boron nitride nanocones with disclinations of different angles $\theta=n\pi/3$. Nanocones with odd values of $n$ present antiphase boundaries that cause a reduction…