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Owing to their tunability and versatility, the two-dimensional materials are an excellent platform to conduct a variety of experiments. However, laborious device fabrication procedures remain as a major experimental challenge. One…
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Identification of the mechanically exfoliated graphene flakes and classification of the thickness is important in the nanomanufacturing of next-generation materials and devices that overcome the bottleneck of Moore's Law. Currently,…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials provide extraordinary opportunities for exploring phenomena arising in atomically thin crystals. Beginning with the first isolation of graphene, mechanical exfoliation has been a key to provide high-quality 2D…
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The Materials Project crystal structure database has been searched for materials possessing layered motifs in their crystal structures using a topology-scaling algorithm. The algorithm identifies and measures the sizes of bonded atomic…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials and heterostructures exhibit unique physical properties, necessitating efficient and accurate characterization methods. Leveraging advancements in artificial intelligence, we introduce a deep learning-based…
We develop and test new machine learning strategies for accelerating molecular crystal structure ranking and crystal property prediction using tools from geometric deep learning on molecular graphs. Leveraging developments in graph-based…
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with tantalizing layer-dependent electronic and optical properties have emerged as a new paradigm for integrated flat opto-electronic devices. However, daunting challenges remain…
Materials characterization remains a labor-intensive process, with a large amount of expert time required to post-process and analyze micrographs. As a result, machine learning has become an essential tool in materials science, including…
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