Beyond Graphene: Progress in Novel Two-Dimensional Materials and van der Waals Solids

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-27

  Das, Saptarshi ^a   Robinson, Joshua A ^b   Dubey, Madan ^c   Terrones, Humberto ^d   Terrones, Mauricio ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

2D materials; Catalysis; Electronics; Photonics; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; COMMERCIAL IMPLEMENTATION; DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 84939247611     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-070214-021034     Document Type: Article

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