“Recent Advances in Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials” (2017), by Chaoliang Tan et al. Materials Science research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

Recent Advances in Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials

Chaoliang Tan, Xiehong Cao, Xue‐Jun Wu et al. · March 17, 2017 · Materials Science

Abstract

Since the discovery of mechanically exfoliated graphene in 2004, research on ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials has grown exponentially in the fields of condensed matter physics, material science, chemistry, and nanotechnology. Highlighting their compelling physical, chemical, electronic, and optical properties, as well as their various potential applications, in this Review, we summarize the state-of-art progress on the ultrathin 2D nanomaterials with a particular emphasis on their recent advances. First, we introduce the unique advances on ultrathin 2D nanomaterials, followed by the description of their composition and crystal structures. The assortments of their synthetic methods are then summarized, including insights on their advantages and limitations, alongside some recommendations on suitable characterization techniques. We also discuss in detail the utilization of these ultrathin 2D nanomaterials for wide ranges of potential applications among the electronics/optoelectronics, electrocatalysis, batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, photocatalysis, and sensing platforms. Finally, the challenges and outlooks in this promising field are featured on the basis of its current development.

Source page DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00558