EPJ Plus Focus Point Issue: Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs): Properties, Engineering, and Applications

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Published on 16 December 2024

Guest editors: Antonio Rossi, Riccardo Dettori and Claudio Melis

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a rapidly emerging class of materials with remarkable physical properties and immense potential across diverse applications, including nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, spintronics, and valleytronics. These materials hold promise for revolutionizing the semiconductor industry, thanks to their unique characteristics and tunability.

In light of the exciting advancements in this field, we are pleased to announce a special Focus Point issue dedicated to "Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs): Properties, Engineering, and Applications". This issue aims to bring together the latest research and developments, with a particular emphasis on synthesis, characterization, innovative applications, and thermal properties, such as thermoelectricity and thermal transport.

Scope and Topics

We welcome original research articles, review papers, and perspective pieces that explore various facets of TMDs, including but not limited to:

• Synthesis and Fabrication Techniques
  Advanced methods for producing high-quality TMDs and scalable approaches for industrial applications.
• Electronic and Optical Properties
  Studies on bandgap engineering, indirect-to-direct transitions in monolayer TMDs, and applications in next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices.
• Thermal Transport and Thermoelectric Properties
  Insights into thermal conductivity, phonon transport, thermoelectric performance, and the influence of thickness, strain, and stacking.
• Magnetic, Superconducting, and Spintronic Properties
  Investigations into van der Waals interactions, spin-valley coupling, and experimental and theoretical studies on magnetic behaviors.
• Strain and Pressure Effects
  Modifications of electronic, optical, and thermal properties through strain and mechanical pressure.
• Chemical Functionalization and Doping
  Advances in functionalization and doping techniques and their impact on material properties.
• Heterostructures with Different 2D Materials
  Design and fabrication of heterostructures combining TMDs with graphene, hBN, or other 2D materials.
• Twistronics and Moiré Patterns
  Studies on twisting angles, moiré patterns, and their impact on electronic properties and quantum phenomena.
• Applications in Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics
  Development of TMD-based field-effect transistors, photodetectors, LEDs, and flexible devices.

Submission Details:

Articles should be submitted via the journal's online submission system and clearly identified as intended for the topical issue “Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs): Properties, Engineering, and Applications.”

Detailed author guidelines, including information on paper types, are available in the Submission Guidelines. For manuscript preparation, authors are encouraged to use the journal’s dedicated LaTeX template (preferably in single-column format).

We look forward to receiving your contributions and to highlighting the exciting developments in the field of TMDs through this Focus Point issue.

Guest Editors

Dr. Antonio Rossi, Center for Nanotechnology Innovation @NEST, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy)

Dr. Riccardo Dettori, Physics Department, University of Cagliari (Italy)

Prof. Claudio Melis, Physics Department, University of Cagliari (Italy)

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