Yafei Li

TL;DR: Novel 2D mono-elemental semiconductors, namely monolayered arsenene and antimonene, with wide band gaps and high stability were now developed based on first-principles calculations, which could pave the way for transistors with high on/off ratios, optoelectronic devices working under blue or UV light, and mechanical sensors based on new 2D crystals.

TL;DR: The higher stability and magnetic and electronic properties of MoS2 nanoribbons with either zigzag- or armchair-terminated edges invites the experimental realization of such novel ribbons in true nanoscale.

TL;DR: A two-dimensional coupled hybrid of molybdenum carbide and reduced graphene oxide with a ternary polyoxometalate-polypyrrole/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as a precursor exhibits outstanding electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction and excellent stability in acidic media, which is the best among these reported non-noble-metal catalysts.

TL;DR: A broad range of band gaps and high mobilities of a 2D semiconductor family, composed of monolayer of Group 15 elements (phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene, bismuthene).

TL;DR: In this paper, an electrocatalyst with excellent performance for both hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water splitting was designed by filling the oxygen vacancies with heteroatoms in the VO-rich Co3O4.