2D materials beyond graphene

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  As thin as it gets

  As the family of 2D materials expands to include transition metal dichalcogenides and Xenes, novel fundamental properties and applications come to light.

  Editorial25 Jan 2017 Nature Materials
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  Buckled two-dimensional Xene sheets

  The current state-of-the-art and possible future developments on two-dimensional silicene, germanene, and stanene sheets (called 2D-Xenes), and their ligand-functionalized derivatives (Xanes), are discussed.

  • Alessandro Molle
  • Joshua Goldberger
  • Deji Akinwande

  Perspective16 Jan 2017 Nature Materials
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  Mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures

  This Review discusses the different, state-of-the-art applications of heterostructures containing at least one layer of a two-dimensional (2D) material, combined with 0D, 1D and 3D nano-objects.

  • Deep Jariwala
  • Tobin J. Marks
  • Mark C. Hersam

  Review Article1 Aug 2016 Nature Materials
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  Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials

  This Review discusses the properties of polariton modes (plasmon, phonon and exciton) in graphene, hexagonal boron nitride and transition metal dichalcogenides for applications across the terahertz to visible spectrum.

  • Tony Low
  • Andrey Chaves
  • Frank Koppens

  Review Article28 Nov 2016 Nature Materials