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Vacancy engineering, the intentional control of atomic-scale vacancies in metals and alloys, is emerging as a powerful yet underexplored strategy for tailoring microstructures and optimizing performance across diverse applications. By…
Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) are considered highly promising platforms for next-generation optoelectronic devices. Owing to its atomically thin structure, device performance is strongly impacted by a minute…
Investigation of structure-property relations in chemically and magnetically disordered materials can give rise to interesting physical phenomena. The potential of two-dimensional MXenes as electrodes in supercapacitor applications have…
In this work, we have systematically studied structural, electronic and magnetic properties of atomic scale defects in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides MX$_2$, (M = Mo and W; X = S, Se and Te) by density functional theory. Various types…
Surface Engineering in two-dimensional(2D) materials has turned out to be an useful technique to improve their functional properties. By designing Janus compounds MM$^{\prime}$C in MXene family of compounds M$_{2}$C where the two surfaces…
The development of high-energy and high-power density supercapacitors (SCs) is critical for enabling next-generation energy storage applications. Nanocarbons are excellent SC electrode materials due to their economic viability, high-surface…
MAX phases have attracted increased attention due to their unique combination of ceramic and metallic properties. Point-defects are known to play a vital role in the structural, electronic and transport properties of alloys in general and…
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (MX$_2$) vacancy formation energetics is extensively investigated. Within an ab-initio approach we study the MX$_2$ systems, with M=Mo, W, Ni, Pd and Pt, and X=S, Se, and Te. Here we classify…
MXene transition-metal carbides and nitrides are of growing interest for energy storage applications. These compounds are especially promising for use as pseudocapacitive electrodes due to their ability to convert energy electrochemically…
Thermoelectricity is a next-generation solution for efficient waste heat management. Although various thermoelectric materials exist, there is still a lot of scope for advancement, especially in room temperature applications. Recently,…
MXenes are 2D transition metal carbides with high potential for overcoming limitations of conventional two-dimensional electronics. In this context, various MXenes have shown magnetic properties suitable for applications in spintronics, yet…
Even the best quality 2D materials have non-negligible concentrations of vacancies and impurities. It is critical to understand and quantify how defects change intrinsic properties, and use this knowledge to generate functionality. This…
Defect engineering using self-doping or creating vacancies in polycrystalline oxide based materials has profound influence on optical absorption, UV photo detection, and electrical switching. However, defects induced semiconducting oxide…
Recently, the successful synthesis of the pentagonal form of PdTe$_{2}$ monolayer (\emph{p}-PdTe$_{2}$) was reported [Liu~\emph{et al.}, Nature Materials \textbf{23}, 1339 (2024)]. In this work, we present an extensive first-principles…
Multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) are exciting systems showing remarkable properties compared to conventional materials due to their exceedingly large compositional space and spatially varying chemical environment. However, predicting…
We study the effect of point-defect chalcogen vacancies on the optical properties of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides using ab initio GW and Bethe-Salpeter equation calculations. We find that chalcogen vacancies introduce…
MXenes are an emerging class of 2D materials of interest in applications ranging from energy storage to electromagnetic shielding. MXenes are synthesized by selective etching of layered bulk MAX phases into sheets of 2D MXenes. Their…
A detailed first-principle study has been performed to evaluate the electronic and optical properties of single-layer (SL) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) (MX${}_2$; M= transition metal such as Mo, W and X= S, Se, Te), in the…
Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales are employed to investigate the crucial role of a defect-core in the energetics of vacancies in aluminum. We find that vacancy core-energy is significantly influenced by the state of…
Defect engineering has brought about a unique level of control for Si-based semiconductors, leading to the optimization of various opto-electronic properties and devices. With regard to perovskite transition metal oxides, oxygen vacancies…