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The structural, electronic, and dielectric (optical) properties of graphene-like 2D MgO monolayer have been explored through first-principles calculations under bi-axial tensile and compressive mechanical strain within a range of -10% to…
Multiferroic materials, which simultaneously exhibit ferroelectricity and magnetism, have attracted substantial attention due to their fascinating physical properties and potential technological applications. With the trends towards device…
Two-dimensional polarity is intriguing but remains in the early stage. Here a structural evolution diagram is established for GeS monolayer, which leads a noncollinear ferrielectric $\delta$-phase energetically as stable as the…
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials and their bilayers have stimulated enormous interests in fundamental researches and technological applications. Recently, a group of 2D vdW III2-VI3 materials with out-of-plane…
Recently, two-dimensional (2D) multiferroics have attracted numerous attention due to their fascinating properties and promising applications. Although the ferroelectric (FE)-ferroelastic and ferromagnetic (FM)-ferroelastic multiferroics…
Two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic materials with high Curie temperature ($T_{\rm c}$) and large magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) are critical for nanoscale spintronics but remain rare. We propose, via first-principles calculations, that…
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals ferroelectrics provide an unprecedented architectural freedom for the creation of artificial multiferroics and non-volatile electronic devices based on vertical and co-planar heterojunctions of 2D ferroic…
Two-dimensional materials that exhibit spontaneous electric polarization are of notable interest for functional materials. However, despite many two-dimensional polar materials are predicted in theory, the number of experimentally confirmed…
${\gamma}$-GeSe is a new type of layered bulk material that was recently successfully synthesized. By means of density functional theory first-principles calculations, we systematically studied the physical properties of two-dimensional…
Multiferroics offer exciting opportunities for electric-field control of magnetism. Unfortunately, single-phase multiferroics suitable for such applications at room temperature has not been discovered. Here, we propose the concept of a new…
The intriguing properties, especially Dirac physics in graphene, have inspired the pursuit of two-dimensional materials in honeycomb structure. Here we achieved a monolayer transition metal monochalcogenide AgTe on Ag(111) by tellurization…
Heterostructures based on two dimensional (2D) materials offer the possibility to achieve synergistic functionalities which otherwise remain secluded by their individual counterparts. Herein ferroelectric polarization switching in…
The ultra-wide bandgap, high breakdown electric field, and large-area affordable substrates make \b{eta}-Ga2O3 promising for applications of next-generation power electronics while its thermal conductivity is at least one order of magnitude…
We propose that stable two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnets can be made of regular single-layered lattices of single-molecule nanomagnets with enough uniaxial magnetic anisotropy on appropriate substrates by controlling the inter-nanomagnet…
We apply a generalized model for the determination and analysis of the dielectric function of optically anisotropic materials with colour dispersion to phonon modes and show that it can also be generalized to excitonic polarizabilities and…
We report the discovery of two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the surface of thermoelectric material In$_4$Se$_3$ by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The observed 2DEG exhibits a nearly isotropic band dispersion with a…
Recently, intriguing physical properties have been unraveled in anisotropic layered semiconductors, in which the in-plane electronic band structure anisotropy often originates from the low crystallographic symmetry and thus a…
Magnetoelectric composites are an important class of multiferroic materials that pave the way towards a new generation of multifunctional devices directly integrable in data storage technology and spintronics. This study focuses on…
Electrical tuning of magnetism is crucial for developing fast, compact, ultra-low power electronic devices. Multiferroics offer significant potential due to their ability to control magnetic via an electric field through magnetoelectric…
Carbon's versatility allows it to form diverse structures with unique properties, driven by its moderate electronegativity, small ionic radius, and ability to adopt \textit{sp}, \textit{sp\textsuperscript{2}}, and…