About this Research Topic
After graphene’s hot wave, 2D materials heterostructures were widely agreed to be one promising platform technology for next-generation electronics, photo-electronics, sensors, memory, etc. Advantages such as the ease of constructing vertical heterostructures with van der Waals force, the super sensitivity to surface change down to single molecular precision, the high mechanical strength, etc. pose 2D materials and 2D material heterostructrures as strong candidates for highly sensitive sensors in physical sensors such as resonators, in biochemical sensors, in optical sensors such as infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray sensors, in magnetic sensors, flexible sensors.
However, the sensing performance of 2D materials & heterostructure devices fall far behind their theoretical prediction due to non-idea material preparation, unreliable fabrication process, lacking full understanding of sensing mechanisms, poor interface characterization techniques of 2D materials and heterostructures in nanometer resolutions.
The goal of this collection is to provide the research community with recent important progress that is beneficial for achieving high-performance sensing using 2D materials and heterostructures. This progress covers the study of unique sensing mechanisms, new manufacturing processes that is more reliable and induces less defect in the process, new 2D materials, new 2D materials heterostructures, advances in interface characterization and improving such as pFM, cAFM.
We welcome the submission of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
- Physical sensors such as pressure sensor, force sensor, flow sensors, mass sensor.
- Photodetectors such as Schottky junction based.
- Chemical sensors such as gas sensors.
- 2D material characterization and device characterization technique.
- New manipulation, manufacturing methods that can overcome challenges in the 2D material.
- Combination of 2D materials with organic molecules for sensing applications.
- Sensor production process and improve the sensor performance.
However, the sensing performance of 2D materials & heterostructure devices fall far behind their theoretical prediction due to non-idea material preparation, unreliable fabrication process, lacking full understanding of sensing mechanisms, poor interface characterization techniques of 2D materials and heterostructures in nanometer resolutions.
The goal of this collection is to provide the research community with recent important progress that is beneficial for achieving high-performance sensing using 2D materials and heterostructures. This progress covers the study of unique sensing mechanisms, new manufacturing processes that is more reliable and induces less defect in the process, new 2D materials, new 2D materials heterostructures, advances in interface characterization and improving such as pFM, cAFM.
We welcome the submission of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
- Physical sensors such as pressure sensor, force sensor, flow sensors, mass sensor.
- Photodetectors such as Schottky junction based.
- Chemical sensors such as gas sensors.
- 2D material characterization and device characterization technique.
- New manipulation, manufacturing methods that can overcome challenges in the 2D material.
- Combination of 2D materials with organic molecules for sensing applications.
- Sensor production process and improve the sensor performance.
Keywords: 2D Materials, Interface engineering, physical sensor, photodetectors, van der Waals heterostructures
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