Abstract
Atomic-thick monolayer two-dimensional materials present advantageous properties compared to their bulk counterparts. The properties and behavior of these monolayers can be modified by introducing defects, namely defect engineering. In this paper, we review a group of common two-dimensional crystals, including graphene, graphyne, graphdiyne, graphn-yne, silicene, germanene, hexagonal boron nitride monolayers and MoS2 monolayers, focusing on the effect of the defect engineering on these two-dimensional monolayer materials. Defect engineering leads to the discovery of potentially exotic properties that make the field of two-dimensional crystals fertile for future investigations and emerging technological applications with precisely tailored properties.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1330017 |
| Journal | Modern Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Sep 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to acknowledge the generous financial support from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Grant # BRBAA08-C-2-0130 and # HDTRA1-13-1-0025.
Keywords
- 2D materials
- Defect engineering
- monatomic layer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics