Recent progress in the synthesis of novel two-dimensional van der Waals materials

Renji Bian; Changcun Li; Qing Liu; Guiming Cao; Qundong Fu; Peng Meng; Jiadong Zhou; Fucai Liu; Zheng Liu

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwab164

Recent progress in the synthesis of novel two-dimensional van der Waals materials

Natl Sci Rev. 2021 Sep 7;9(5):nwab164. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwab164. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Renji Bian¹, Changcun Li¹, Qing Liu¹, Guiming Cao¹, Qundong Fu², Peng Meng¹, Jiadong Zhou³, Fucai Liu¹, Zheng Liu²

Affiliations

¹ School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China.
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
³ Key Lab of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, and School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.

Abstract

The last decade has witnessed the significant progress of physical fundamental research and great success of practical application in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials since the discovery of graphene in 2004. To date, vdW materials is still a vibrant and fast-expanding field, where tremendous reports have been published covering topics from cutting-edge quantum technology to urgent green energy, and so on. Here, we briefly review the emerging hot physical topics and intriguing materials, such as 2D topological materials, piezoelectric materials, ferroelectric materials, magnetic materials and twistronic heterostructures. Then, various vdW material synthetic strategies are discussed in detail, concerning the growth mechanisms, preparation conditions and typical examples. Finally, prospects and further opportunities in the booming field of 2D materials are addressed.

Keywords: chemical vapor deposition; exfoliation; synthesis; two-dimensional materials.

Publication types

Review