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The electronic properties of ultrathin crystals of molybdenum disulfide consisting of N = 1, 2, ... 6 S-Mo-S monolayers have been investigated by optical spectroscopy. Through characterization by absorption, photoluminescence, and…
The realization of multifunctional two-dimensional (2D) materials is fundamentally intriguing, such as combination of piezoelectricity with topological insulating phase or ferromagnetism. In this work, a Janus monolayer…
The group IV-VI compound SnSe, with an orthorhombic lattice structure, has recently attracted particular interest due to its unexpectedly low thermal conductivity and high power factor, showing great promise for thermoelectric applications.…
The family of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals transition metal phosphorus trichalcogenides has received a renewed interest due to their intrinsic 2D antiferromagnetism, which proves them as unprecedented and highly tunable building…
Two-dimensional Janus transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted attention due to their emergent properties arising from broken mirror symmetry and self-driven polarisation fields. While it has been proposed that their vdW…
We report a comprehensive investigation of the thermoelectric properties of SbXY (X = Se, Te; Y = Br, I) Janus layers (JL) using spin-polarized first-principles calculations. Ab initio molecular dynamics confirm that the 1T phase ($Pm31$)…
Two-dimensional (2D) Janus Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted much interest due to their exciting quantum properties arising from their unique two-faced structure, broken-mirror symmetry, and consequent colossal…
In this work, we propose novel two-dimensional (2D) Janus Ni dichalcogenide materials and explore their feasibility, stability and evaluate their electronic and optical properties with ab-initio calculations. Three unique Janus materials,…
The interlayer coupling in van der Waals heterostructures governs a variety of optical and electronic properties. The intrinsic dipole moment of Janus transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offers a simple and versatile approach to tune…
Based on first-principles density functional calculations, we show that SnS and SnSe layers can form mechanically rigid heterostructures with the constituent puckered or buckled monolayers. Due to the strong interlayer coupling, the…
Searching for materials with single atom-thin as well as planar structure, like graphene and borophene, is one of the most attractive themes in two dimensional materials. Herein, using density functional theory calculations, we have…
Group IV and V monolayers are very crucial 2D materials for their high carrier mobilities, tunable band gaps, and optical linear dichroism. Very recently, a novel group IV-V binary compound, Sn2Bi, has been synthesized on silicon substrate,…
Janus transition metal dichalcogenides (JTMDs) have attracted much attention because of their outstanding electronic and optical properties. The additional out-of-plane dipole in JTMDs can form n- and p-like Ohmic contacts, and this may be…
Two-dimensional (2D) half-metallic materials that have sparked intense interest in advanced spintronic applications are essential to the developing next-generation nanospintronic devices. Here we have adopted a first-principles calculation…
Phosphorene, an elemental 2D material, which is the monolayer of black phosphorus, has been mechanically exfoliated recently. In its bulk form, black phosphorus shows high carrier mobility (~10000 cm2/Vs) and a ~0.3 eV direct bandgap.…
Density functional theory based study of the pressure dependent physical properties of binary SnS compound has been carried out. The computed elastic constants reveal that SnS is mechanically stable and brittle under ambient conditions.…
Based on first-principles calculations, we studied the geometric configuration, stability and electronic structure of the two-dimensional Janus MoTeB2. The MoTeB2 monolayer is semimetal, and its attractive electronic structure reveals the…
Two-dimensional (2D) metallic systems with intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity are rare, yet they are of great interest for next-generation energy and electronic technologies. Here, we present a comprehensive first-principles…
Gas sensing mechanism of H2S, NH3, NO2 and NO toxic gases on transition metal dichalcogenides based Janus MoSSe monolayers are investigated using the density functional theory. The pristine and defect included MoSSe layers are considered as…
Two-dimensional (2D) half-metals with intrinsic ferromagnetism hold great potential for applications in spintronics. In this study, we aim to expand the known space of such 2D ferromagnetic (FM) half-metals by investigating bilayer of Janus…