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Quantum materials with stacked van der Waals (vdW) layers hosting non-trivial band structure topology and magnetism have shown many interesting properties. Using high throughput density functional theory calculations, we design and predict…

The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) materials possessing switchable spontaneous polarization with atomic thickness opens up exciting opportunities to realize ultrathin, high-density electronic devices with potential applications ranging…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-11-04 Jiawei Huang , Sang-Hoon Lee , Andrew Supka , Young-Woo Son , Shi Liu

Quasi-two-dimensional (Quasi-2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials can be mechanically or chemically exfoliated down to monolayer because of their strong intralayer bonding and the weak interlayer vdW interaction. Thanks to this unique…

The high mechanical strength and excellent flexibility of 2D materials such as graphene are some of their most important properties [1]. Good flexibility is key for exploiting 2D materials in many emerging technologies, such as wearable…

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Over the last decade, the development of Josephson devices based on van der Waals (vdW) materials has advanced rapidly, representing a paradigm shift driven by the advent of 2D materials. The diverse vdW materials library, combined with…

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Controlling the magnetic state of two-dimensional (2D) materials is crucial for spintronic applications. By employing data-mining and autonomous density functional theory calculations, we demonstrate the switching of magnetic properties of…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-03-11 Tom Barnowsky , Stefano Curtarolo , Arkady V. Krasheninnikov , Thomas Heine , Rico Friedrich

Two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials exhibit high carrier mobility and tunability, making them suitable for low-power, high-performance electronic and spintronic applications. Incorporating narrow-band electronic correlation…

Predicting accurate band gaps and optical properties of lower-dimensional materials, including two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials and their heterostructures, remains a challenge within density functional theory (DFT) due to their…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-24 Arghya Ghosh , Subrata Jana , Manoar Hossain , Dimple Rani , Szymon Śmiga , Prasanjit Samal

More is left to do in the field of flat bands besides proposing theoretical models. One unexplored area is the flat bands featured in the van der Waals (vdW) materials. Exploring more flat-band material candidates and moving the promising…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-04-05 Jingyi Duan , Da-Shuai Ma , Run-Wu Zhang , Zeying Zhang , Chaoxi Cui , Wei Jiang , Zhi-Ming Yu , Yugui Yao

Van der Waals (vdW) materials are an indispensable part of functional device technology due to their versatile physical properties and ease of exfoliating to the low-dimensional limit. Among all the compounds investigated so far, the search…

Van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials are comprised of layers of atomically thin sheets, making them ideal platforms for studying magnetism at the two-dimensional (2D) limit. These materials are at the center of a host of novel types of…

The field of two-dimensional (2D) materials has grown dramatically in the last two decades. 2D materials can be utilized for a variety of next-generation optoelectronic, spintronic, clean energy, and quantum computation applications. These…

Exfoliation and cleavage create two-dimensional (2D) materials and surfaces with physical and chemical properties distinct from their bulk parents. The rising class of non-van der Waals (non-vdW) 2D materials derived from non-layered…

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Understanding the growth mechanisms of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures is of great importance in exploring their functionalities and device applications. A custom-built system integrating physical vapor deposition…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-12 Kenan Zhang , Changchun Ding , Baojun Pan , Zhen Wu , Austin Marga , Lijie Zhang , Hao Zeng , Shaoming Huang

Magnetism has played a central role in the long and rich history of modern condensed matter physics, with many foundational insights originating from theoretical studies of two-dimensional (2D) spin systems. The discovery of 2D van der…

Two-dimensional (2D) materials that exhibit charge density waves (CDWs) have generated many research endeavors in the hopes of employing their exotic properties for various quantum-based technologies. Early investigations surrounding CDWs…

Two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been intensively studied in recent years due to their potential applications in electronic, optoelectronic, and spintronic devices. Nonetheless, the realization of 2D…

Van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) allow the assembly of high-crystalline two-dimensional (2D) materials in order to explore dimensionality effects in strongly correlated systems and the emergence of potential new physical scenarios. In…

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We use a data-driven approach to study the magnetic and thermodynamic properties of van der Waals (vdW) layered materials. We investigate monolayers of the form A$_2$B$_2$X$_6$, based on the known material Cr$_2$Ge$_2$Te$_6$, using density…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-06-22 Trevor David Rhone , Wei Chen , Shaan Desai , Amir Yacoby , Efthimios Kaxiras

Two-dimensional (2D) materials assembled into van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures contain unlimited combinations of mechanical, optical, and electrical properties that can be harnessed for potential device applications. Critically, these…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-12-13 Tara Peña , Jewel Holt , Arfan Sewaket , Stephen M. Wu