Low-symmetry two-dimensional materials for electronic and photonic applications

By He Tian, J. Tice, R. Fei, V. Tran, Xiaodong Yan, Li Yang, Han Wang. 2016

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In this review article, we discuss the synthesis, properties, and novel device applications of low-symmetry 2D materials, including black phosphorus and its arsenic alloys, compounds with black-phosphorus like structure such as the monochalcogenides of group IV elements like Ge and Sn, as well as the class of low-symmetry transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) materials such as rhenium disulfide (ReS2) and rhenium diselenide (ReSe2). Their unique physical properties resulting from the low symmetry in-plane crystal structure and the prospects of their application in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, as well as piezoelectric devices and thermoelectrics are discussed.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry

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