Journal article
An atlas of two-dimensional materials
Chemical Society reviews, Vol.43(18), pp.6537-6554
09/21/2014
DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00102h
PMID: 24825454
Abstract
The discovery of graphene and other two-dimensional (2D) materials together with recent advances in exfoliation techniques have set the foundations for the manufacturing of single layered sheets from any layered 3D material. The family of 2D materials encompasses a wide selection of compositions including almost all the elements of the periodic table. This derives into a rich variety of electronic properties including metals, semimetals, insulators and semiconductors with direct and indirect band gaps ranging from ultraviolet to infrared throughout the visible range. Thus, they have the potential to play a fundamental role in the future of nanoelectronics, optoelectronics and the assembly of novel ultrathin and flexible devices. We categorize the 2D materials according to their structure, composition and electronic properties. In this review we distinguish atomically thin materials (graphene, silicene, germanene, and their saturated forms; hexagonal boron nitride; silicon carbide), rare earth, semimetals, transition metal chalcogenides and halides, and finally synthetic organic 2D materials, exemplified by 2D covalent organic frameworks. Our exhaustive data collection presented in this Atlas demonstrates the large diversity of electronic properties, including band gaps and electron mobilities. The key points of modern computational approaches applied to 2D materials are presented with special emphasis to cover their range of application, peculiarities and pitfalls.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An atlas of two-dimensional materials
- Creators
- Pere Miro - Constructor UniversityMartha Audiffred - Constructor UniversityThomas Heine - Constructor University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Chemical Society reviews, Vol.43(18), pp.6537-6554
- Publisher
- Royal Soc Chemistry
- DOI
- 10.1039/c4cs00102h
- PMID
- 24825454
- ISSN
- 0306-0012
- eISSN
- 1460-4744
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- N62909-13-1-N222 / Office of Naval Research Global; Office of Naval Research GA 251149; GA 317451 / European Commission; European Union (EU); European Commission Joint Research Centre HE 3543/18-1 / German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft); German Research Foundation (DFG)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/21/2014
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984618519102771
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