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

He Tian, Jesse Tice, Ruixiang Fei, Vy Tran, Xiaodong Yan, Li Yang, Han Wang

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)763-777
Number of pages15
JournalNano Today
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2016

Keywords

  • Black phosphorus
  • Electronic device
  • Low-symmetry
  • Monochalcogenides
  • Photonic device
  • Transition metal dichalcogenide
  • Two-dimensional materials

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