Recent Advances in Two-Dimensional Materials beyond Graphene

The isolation of graphene in 2004 from graphite was a defining moment for the "birth" of a field: two-dimensional (2D) materials. In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing number of papers focusing on non-graphene layered materials, including transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), because of the new properties and applications that emerge upon 2D confinement. Here, we review significant recent advances and important new developments in 2D materials "beyond graphene". We provide insight into the theoretical modeling and understanding of the van der Waals (vdW) forces that hold together the 2D layers in bulk solids, as well as their excitonic properties and growth morphologies. Additionally, we…

• NS
  National Science Foundation
• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy
• SR
  Semiconductor Research Corporation
• NY
  New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation
• DA
  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• DT
  Defense Threat Reduction Agency
• OO
  Office of Naval Research
• AF
  Air Force Office of Scientific Research
• AR
  Army Research Office
• AF
  Air Force Research Laboratory