Defect engineering of 2D monatomic-layer materials
Peng, Q.; Crean, J.; Dearden, A. K.; Huang, C.; Wen, X.; Bordas, Stéphane; De, S. in Modern Physics Letters B (2013), 27(23) http://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/10209#ft
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.