We are pursuing strategies to synthesize, characterize and find applications for several of the 2D nanomaterials (graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), hexagonal boron nitride) that complement nanomaterials in properties. Atomic layers of these materials and the possibility of creating unique hybrids of these materials are being explored with several applications in mind.

The exploration of 2D materials beyond graphene is experiencing a new surge. In addition to semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) compounds exhibiting collective electron phases, such as charge density waves superconductivity, and magnetism, have recently been stabilized down to single or few atomic layers. Also, 2D nanomaterial-based devices include high-quality, high-performance electrical/optical encoders for a multitude of industries and applications. Atomically thin 2D nanomaterials offer a broad range of basic building blocks with exceptional, optical, electrical, and thermal properties that do not exist in their bulk counterparts. Interlayer vdW interactions provide the opportunity to reconstruct diverse 2D nanomaterials into vertically stacked heterostructures.

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