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Papers

(The median citation count of 2D Materials is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Intrinsic and defect-related magnetism of MnBi₂Te₄(Bi₂Te₃)_n family from the Bulk to two-dimensional limit	106
High-pressure supercritical CO₂-assisted fabrication of two-dimensional LaAlO₃ and its room temperature ferromagnetism	64
Surface magnetism in Fe₃GeTe₂ van der Waals ferromagnet	57
Scanning tunneling microscopy study of epitaxial Fe₃GeTe₂ monolayers on Bi₂Te₃	55
Controllable superconducting to semiconducting phase transition in topological superconductor 2M-WS₂	51
The deep-acceptor nature of the chalcogen vacancies in 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides	47
Electron density control in WSe₂ monolayers via photochlorination	38
Phase slip from weak links formed in artificially-stacked NbSe₂	38
Device level reversible potassium intercalation into bilayer graphene	35
Assessing quality and purity of MoS ₂ nanosheets by diffuse reflectance IR spectroscopy	35
Perspective on GRM based materials for e-textiles and flexible large-area electronics	34
Carrier mobility and high-field velocity in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides: degeneracy and screening	34
Precise structure and energy of group 6 transition metal dichalcogenide homo- and heterobilayers in high-symmetry configurations	33
Corrigendum: Advances and challenges in 2D semiconductor devices for monolithic 3D integration (2025 2D Mater. 12 043003)	33
High efficiency of self-assembly between exfoliated MXene and layered-double-hydroxide nanosheets in exploring high-performance oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts	32
Formation of smoother grain boundaries in 2D materials using high deposition rates during the last stages of growth	31
MXenes: exploiting their unique properties for designing next-generation thermal catalysts and photocatalysts	31
Graphene Roadmap Briefs (No. 3): meta-market analysis 2023	31
Five near-infrared-emissive graphene quantum dots for multiplex bioimaging	30
The 2D Materials Roadmap	30
Clean transfer of two-dimensional materials using UV-ozone treated polydimethylsiloxane	29
Controllable growth of wafer-scale two-dimensional WS₂ with outstanding optoelectronic properties	28
Ultrafast dynamics of bright and dark excitons in monolayer WSe₂ and heterobilayer WSe₂/MoS₂	28
Nanoparticle stressor-induced single-photon sources in monolayer WS₂ emitting into a narrowband visible spectral range	27
Universal production of anisotropic bilayer WSe₂ nanoscrolls for high-performance photodetector	27

Moiré-driven multiferroic order in twisted CrCl₃, CrBr₃ and CrI₃ bilayers	26
Interaction of excitons with magnetic topological defects in 2D magnetic monolayers: localization and anomalous Hall effect	26
Low pressure CVD growth of 2D PdSe ₂ thin film and its application in PdSe ₂ -MoSe	25
From dark to bright: first-principles prediction of ground state excitons and trions in Janus transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers	25
Comparative radiosensitization efficiency assessment of graphene oxide and Ti₃C₂ MXene as 2D carbon-based nanoparticles against breast cancer cells: characterization, toxicity an	25
Quadrupolar and dipolar excitons in symmetric trilayer heterostructures: insights from first principles theory	24
Spin-dependent transport through edge states in 2D semi-Dirac materials with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and band inversion	24
Superconducting properties of doped blue phosphorene: effects of non-adiabatic approach	24
Chiral single photons from deterministic quantum emitter arrays via proximity coupling to van der Waals ferromagnets	24
Enhanced superconductivity with interlayer spacing dependent T _c in intercalated Weyl semimetal MoTe <	24
h-BN as a perfect spin splitter in ferromagnetic zigzag graphene nanoribbons	23
Proposal for superconducting photodiode	23
Formation mechanism of mirror twin grain boundaries in molecular beam epitaxy grown monolayer WSe₂–MoSe₂ lateral heterojunctions	23
Two-dimensional conjugated metal–organic frameworks TM₃(HAT)₂: a new family of promising single-atom electrocatalysts for efficient nitrogen fixation	22
Porous carbon nanosheets for oxygen reduction reaction and Zn-air batteries	22
Electrical tuning of moiré excitons in MoSe₂ bilayers	22
Rapid nucleation of ZnO on MoS₂ and WS₂ using an atmospheric-pressure spatial atomic layer deposition system	22
Surface versus bulk: behavior of photoexcited charge carriers in GeS	21
Temperature-dependent indirect gaps for two-dimensional bismuth oxychalcogenides probed by spectroscopic ellipsometry	21
Valley landau level crossings in weakly coupled bilayer WSe₂	21
Imaging lattice reconstruction in homobilayers and heterobilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides	21
Photoexcited charge carrier dynamics and electronic properties of two-dimensional MXene, Nb₂CT _x	21
Enhance the photocatalytic activity of fluoride graphdiyne/TiO₂ through introducing organic components	20
Correlated states in super-moiré materials with a kernel polynomial quantics tensor cross interpolation algorithm	20
Layer-selective spin-orbit coupling and strong correlation in bilayer graphene	20
Scanning electron irradiation of hexagonal boron nitride: an efficient procedure for quenching undesired defects emissions monitored by in-situ room temperature cathodoluminescence	20
2D materials design and property modulation for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia	20
MXene Fe₂C as a promising candidate for the 2D XY ferromagnet	20
Fermi polaron fine structure in strained van der Waals heterostructures	19
Two-dimensional layered chromium selenophosphate: advanced high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries	19
Anisotropic energy transfer near multi-layer black phosphorus	19
Long-wavelength interdomain phonons and instability of dislocations in small-angle twisted bilayers	19
Revealing flat bands and hybridization gaps in a twisted bilayer graphene device with microARPES	19
Measuring complex refractive index through deep-learning-enabled optical reflectometry	19
Room-temperature spin-lifetime anisotropy exceeding 60 in bilayer graphene spin valves proximity coupled to WSe2	19
Construction of high-efficiency Fe–MnO@Fe electrocatalyst for methanol and ethanol oxidation in alkaline medium	18
Molecular beam epitaxial step-edge growth of integrated hetero-structures: Bi₂Te₃/multi-stepped Sb₂Te₃ nanoplate	18
2D Cu ₂₋ _x Se@graphene multifunctional interlayer boosting polysulf	18
Enhancement of electron magnetic susceptibility due to many-body interactions in monolayer MoSe₂	18
Confined-state physics and signs of fermionization of moiré excitons in WSe₂/MoSe₂ heterobilayers	18
Locally-enhanced optical properties in a hybrid organic/inorganic (coronene/MoS₂) Van der Waals heterostructure	18
Having a good vibe: strong coupling to the electronic system creates incoherent and coherent phonons in 1L-TMDCs	17
Graphene-nuclear nexus: a critical review	17
Development and optimization of large-scale integration of 2D material in memristors	17
2D graded tensegrity-inspired metamaterials with hexagonal cells fabricated via additive manufacturing	17
Monolayer WS₂ electro- and photo-luminescence enhancement by TFSI treatment	17
Excitons and trions in WSSe monolayers	17
Room temperature electron–hole liquid phase in monolayer MoSi₂Z₄ (Z = pinctogen)	17
Interlayer charge transfer in graphene–2D polyimide heterostructures	17
Dislocations in twistronic heterostructures	16

Anisotropic photocurrent response at MnBi₂Te₄-metal interface	16
Three-dimensional phloretin-functionalized graphene aerogel for high-performance supercapacitors and phase change materials	16
Interlayer dislocations in multilayer and bulk MoS₂	16
Non-van der Waals MCrS₂ nanosheets with tunable two-dimensional ferromagnetism	15
Cross-dimensional valley excitons from Förster coupling in arbitrarily twisted stacks of monolayer semiconductors	15
Highly doped graphene on ion-exchanged glass	15
MXene membranes and their use in osmotic energy generation	15
Direct measurement of biexcitons in monolayer WS ₂	15
Role of chalcogen vacancies and hydrogen in the optical and electrical properties of bulk transition-metal dichalcogenides	15
Theoretical advances in predicting the thermoelectric performance of materials	15
Scanning probe spectroscopy of sulfur vacancies and MoS₂ monolayers in side-contacted van der Waals heterostructures	14
From trial-and-error to intelligent workflows: machine learning and simulations for scalable 2D material synthesis	14
Pressure-driven superconductivity in layered isostructural germanium phosphides	14
Omnidirectional spin-to-charge conversion in graphene/NbSe ₂ van der Waals heterostructures	14
Analogy and dissimilarity of excitons in monolayer and bilayer of MoSe₂	14
Exchange bias controlled antisymmetric-symmetric magnetoresistances in Fe₃GeTe₂/graphite/Fe₃GeTe₂ trilayer	14
Symmetry-based computational search for novel binary and ternary 2D materials	14
Interaction-induced velocity renormalization in magic-angle twisted multilayer graphene	14
Flexoelectric effect induced p–n homojunction in monolayer GeSe	14
Growth of highly crystalline ultrathin two-dimensional selenene	14
Picometer-precision few-tilt ptychotomography of 2D materials	14
Optical signatures of moiré trapped biexcitons	14
Dielectrophoretic direct assembling of Mxene flakes at the level of screen-printed interdigitated microelectrodes and their evaluation in gas sensing applications	14
Density-dependent spin susceptibility and effective mass in monolayer MoSe₂	13
Phase transition of germanene prepared by atomic segregation epitaxy at Ag(111) thin films on Ge(111)	13
When 2D materials meet metals	13
Imaging current control of magnetization in Fe₃GeTe₂ with a widefield nitrogen-vacancy microscope	13
Thickness-dependent exciton behavior in two-dimensional indium selenide	13
2D material fab-scale transfer of 200 mm wafer using molecular direct bonding	13
Short excitonic lifetimes of MoSe₂ monolayers grown by molecular beam epitaxy on the hexagonal boron nitride	13
Ti–Cl bonds decorated Ti₂NT _x MXene towards high-performance lithium-ion batteries	13
Borophene bottom-up syntheses: a critical review	13
A large interlaboratory electron diffraction study of monolayer graphene	13
Stability of van der Waals FePX₃ materials (X: S, Se) for water-splitting applications	13
Phonon-mediated magneto-resonances in biased graphene layers	13
Flat bands without twists through the use of a one harmonic Moiré systems: topological nature of modes and electron–electron pairing in periodic uniaxial strained or crenellated graphene nanoribbons	12
Latest advances in the scalable synthesis of graphene and its versatile applications in energy, electronics, composites, biomedical, and environmental technologies	12
Ferroelectricity in twisted double bilayer graphene	12
Silicene’s pervasive surface alloy on Ag(111): a scaffold for two-dimensional growth	12
Enhanced sensitivity and tunability of thermomechanical resonance near the buckling bifurcation	12
Machine learning approach to understanding the ‘synergistic’ pseudocapacitive effects of heteroatom doped graphene	12
Topography dependence of conductivity in electrostrictive germanium sulfide nanoribbons	12
Giant asymmetric proximity-induced spin–orbit coupling in twisted graphene/SnTe heterostructure	12
Atomic resolution detection of gallium-filled 2D silicon vacancies at the epitaxial graphene/SiC interface	12
Screening induced crossover between phonon- and plasmon-mediated pairing in layered superconductors	12
Polarization-tuneable excitonic spectral features in the optoelectronic response of atomically thin ReS₂	12
Friction anisotropy of violet phosphorene and its surface structure direction identification	12
Towards wafer-scale 2D material sensors	12
Comparison of the MOCVD growth and properties of wafer-scale transition metal dichalcogenide epitaxial monolayers	12
Electrically modulated light-emitting device driven by resonant and antiresonant tunneling between Cr ₂ Ge ₂	12
Strain-induced topological transitions and tilted Dirac cones in kagome lattices	11
Flux-pinning mediated superconducting diode effect in NbSe₂/CrGeTe₃ heterostructure	11
Enhanced dual-band absorption of graphene mediated by an aluminum metastructure	11
Benchmarking the integration of hexagonal boron nitride crystals and thin films into graphene-based van der Waals heterostructures	11
Surface and dynamical properties of GeI ₂	11
Phonon dispersion in WS₂	11
Hydrogen passivation effects on band alignment in lateral 2D group-IV heterostructures: a first-principles study	11
Two-dimensional sandwich-like MXene–conductive polymer nanocomposite with in-plane cylindrical mesopores for long cycling lithium-sulfur batteries	11
Cobalt porphyrin/molybdenum disulfide nanoensembles for light-assisted electrocatalytic water oxidation and selective hydrogen peroxide production	11
Review on automated 2D material design	11
Metal-phosphorus network on Pt(111)	10
Spatial-temporal imaging electronic dynamics in few-layer graphene	10
Dilute magnetic impurity-induced effective phonon magnetic moment in Fe-doped monolayer MoS₂	10
Shortwave infrared surface plasmons in multilayered two-dimensional Ti₃C₂T _x MXenes	10
Synthesis and characterisation of Cu₂Ge, a new two-dimensional Dirac nodal line semimetal	10
Transition of piezoresistive gauge factor tuned by lateral size in MoS₂ and WS₂ networks	10
Graphene Roadmap Briefs (No. 4): innovation prospects for Li-ion batteries	10
Growth and applications of two-dimensional single crystals	10
Non-local Andreev reflection through Andreev molecular states in graphene Josephson junctions	10
Facile self-assembly of sandwich-like MXene layered multiscale structure nanocomposite	10
Valley-magnetophonon resonance for interlayer excitons	10
Relaxation effects in twisted bilayer molybdenum disulfide: structure, stability, and electronic properties	10
Delusive chirality and periodic strain pattern in moiré systems	10
Magnetoresistance in two-dimensional materials and van der Waals heterostructures	10
Rose-inspired 3D 1T-MoS _x /Ti₃C₂T _x /TiO₂ photocataly	10
Correlating electronic properties with M-site composition in solid solution Ti _y Nb_2-	10
Tension-induced toughening and conductivity enhancement in sequentially bridged MXene fibers	10
Accessing electronic properties of two-dimensional materials with gate-dependent micro four-point probe	9
First principles study of electronic structure and transport in graphene grain boundaries	9
Strain-enabled defect migration and defect activation in monolayer MoS₂	9

International interlaboratory comparison of Raman spectroscopic analysis of CVD-grown graphene	9
Raman spectra of twisted bilayer graphene close to the magic angle	9
Fully characterized linear magnetoelectric response of 2D monolayers from high-throughput first-principles calculations	9
Exploring the structural and optoelectronic properties of natural insulating phlogopite in van der Waals heterostructures	9
Tuning the water interlayer spacer of microwave-synthesized holey graphene films towards high performance supercapacitor application	9
Electrical magnetochiral anisotropy and quantum metric in chiral conductors	9
Layer-dependent Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction and field-free topological magnetism in two-dimensional Janus MnSTe	9
Magnetism between magnetic adatoms on monolayer NbSe₂	9
Two-dimensional iron oxide/graphene-based nanocomposites as high-performance solid lubricants	9
Synthesis of layered vs planar Mo ₂ C: role of Mo diffusion	9
Magnetoelectric behavior of breathing kagomé monolayers of	8
Molecular beam epitaxy of PtSe ₂ using a co-deposition approach	8
Anisotropic exciton diffusion in atomically-thin semiconductors	8
Topological insulator MnBi₂Te₄ and its van der Waals heterostructure for sensitive room-temperature terahertz photodetection	8
Assessment of electrochemical removal mechanisms of diverse transition metal dichalcogenides for caesium ion removal in wastewater treatment	8
Lysozyme-assisted ultrasonic exfoliation of graphitic carbon nitride into highly stable nanosheets with enhanced bactericidal capacity	8
Advances and challenges in 2D semiconductor devices for monolithic 3D integration	8
A comprehensive review of atomically thin silicates and their applications	8
Recent progress in two-dimensional polymer materials: interfacial synthesis and applications	8
Negative differential resistance of viscous electron flow in graphene	8
Magnetic field control of light-induced spin accumulation in monolayer MoSe₂	8
Thickness-dependent phase transition kinetics in lithium-intercalated MoS ₂	8
Electrochemical synthesis of MXenes: a promising leap beyond hydrothermal MAX phase etching	8
Eliminating the channel resistance in two-dimensional systems using viscous charge flow	8
Antiferromagnetism in two-dimensional materials: progress and computational challenges	8
Designing strong and tunable magnetoelectric coupling in 2D trilayer heterostructures	8
High mobility graphene field effect transistors on flexible EVA/PET foils	8
Tuning of the moiré bands in graphene on hexagonal boron nitride by the periodic electrostatic gating	8
Novel graphdiyne quantum dots for resistive random access memory	8
Klein tunneling degradation and enhanced Fabry-Pérot interference in graphene/h-BN moiré-superlattice devices	8
Creating custom-designed patterns of nanoscale graphene quantum dots	7
Understanding the chemistry of 2D rhodium trihalide solid solutions: tuning of optical properties and nanocrystal deposition	7
Polariton manipulation using soliton angle in 2D moiré superlattices	7
Two-step implantation of gold into graphene	7
Twists and turns: stacking and structure-dependent optical response in MoS₂ nanoscrolls	7
Review of graphene for the generation, manipulation, and detection of electromagnetic fields from microwave to terahertz	7
Maximized internal scattering in heterostack Ti₃C₂T _x MXene/graphene oxide film for effective electromagnetic interferen	7
Wearable microneedle graphene field-effect transistor sensors	7
Emission current enhancement from quasi-freestanding epitaxial graphene microstructure electron emitters through surface layered silicon dioxide	7
Spatial photoinduced doping of graphene/hBN heterostructures characterized by quantum Hall transport	7
Metal-insulator transition in monolayer MoS₂ via contactless chemical doping	7
Two-bands Ising superconductivity from Coulomb interactions in monolayer NbSe2	7
Liquid-phase exfoliated 2D materials for lithium-ion battery anode: current status and future direction	7
Amorphous boron nitride as an ultrathin copper diffusion barrier for advanced interconnects	7
Recent progress in two dimensional Mxenes for photocatalysis: a critical review	7
Two-dimensional derivatives obtained by oxidation of MXene for simulating the oxidative properties of natural enzymes	7
Pseudomagnetic fields in fully relaxed twisted bilayer and trilayer graphene	7
Two-dimensional ferroelectric materials and their applications	7
Low resistance electrical contacts to few-layered MoS₂ by local pressurization	7
Anisotropic effects in two-dimensional materials	7
Above-room-temperature ferromagnetism in a layered CrIr₂Sn₁₀ crystal	7
MXene/chitosan/lignosulfonate (MCL) nanocomposite for simultaneous removal of Co(II), Cr(VI), Cu(II), Ni(II) and Pb(II) heavy metals from wastewater	7
Interlayer coupling in two-dimensional perovskite/monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures	7
Moiré modulation of lattice strains in PdTe₂ quantum Films	7
Higher-order obstructed atomic insulator phase in pentagonal monolayer PdSe₂	7
Mo₂CT _x MXene supported nickel-iron alloy: an efficient and stable heterostructure to boost oxygen evolution reaction	7
Transfer doping of epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001) using Cs	7
Engineering surface defects on layered PtTe ₂ and PdTe ₂ with reacting methanol	7
Atomic vs. sub-atomic layer deposition: impact of growth rate on the optical and structural properties of MoS₂ and WS₂	7
Graphene for lithium–sulfur batteries: an odyssey from materials optimization to cell prototype	7
Hidden surface channel in two-dimensional multilayers	7
Maximizing ion dynamics and electrochemical performance of ionic liquid-acetonitrile electrolyte in Ti₃C₂T _x MXene	7
Two-dimensional polymers made of carbonyl-bridged heterotriangulenes are promising anode materials for Li-ion batteries	7
Control of stripe, skyrmion and skyrmionium formation in the 2D magnet Fe3−xGeTe2 by varying composition	6
Electrically conductive porous Ti ₃ C ₂ T _x	6
Vacancy and Antisite-Induced Ferromagnetism in Liquid-Phase Exfoliated Bi2Te3	6
Dislocation-free two-dimensional concentric lateral heterostructures: MoS₂–TaS₂/Au(111)	6
High-performance infrared photodetection beyond bandgap limitation based on surface plasmon resonance in sub-stoichiometry molybdenum oxide nanostructures	6
Corrigendum: ‘Excitons and trions in WSSe monolayers’ (2023 2D Mater. 10 015018)	6
Controlling the photoluminescence of quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride by external magnetic fields	6
Twisted bilayered graphenes at magic angles and Casimir interactions: correlation-driven effects	6
Type II multiferroic order in two-dimensional transition metal halides from first principles spin-spiral calculations	6
Controlling transition metal atomic ordering in two-dimensional Mo_1−xW _x S₂ alloys	6
Light emission properties of mechanical exfoliation induced extended defects in hexagonal boron nitride flakes	6
Recent breakthroughs and advances in high-performance lithium-ion capacitors	6
Magnetic behavior of two-dimensional manganese telluride	6
2D materials: advances in regenerative medicine and human health sensing	6
Nano-optics of transition metal dichalcogenides and their van der Waals heterostructures with electron spectroscopies	6
Valley-polarized quantum anomalous Hall insulator in monolayer	6
Tunable interfacial electronic properties and contact types in 2D AuS/m-TMD heterostructures	6
Reduced graphene oxide-modified electrodes via fused deposition modeling 3D printing for hydrogen peroxide sensor	6
Nanomechanical resonators fabricated by atomic layer deposition on suspended 2D materials	6
Giant orbital magnetization in two-dimensional materials	6
Persistent room-temperature valley polarization in graphite-filtered WS₂ monolayer	6
Establishing the excitation field in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to study nanostructures within two-dimensional systems	6
Controlled coherent-coupling and dynamics of exciton complexes in a MoSe₂ monolayer	6
Computational discovery of two-dimensional rare-earth iodides: promising ferrovalley materials for valleytronics	6
Room-temperature in-plane ferromagnetism in Co-substituted Fe₅GeTe₂ investigated by magnetic x-ray spectroscopy and microscopy	6
Interlayer exciton polaritons in homobilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides	6
Emergence of graphene-based biosensors for improved treatment response prediction in major depressive disorder: a perspective	6
Ultrabroadband photoresponse based on Te/SnS₂ heterojunction with fast speed	6
Effects of atomic layer deposition on the optical properties of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers	6
A highly polarization-sensitive near-infrared photodetector based on two-dimensional germanane/α-CdS heterostructure	6
Multifunctional, flexible, and mechanically robust polyimide-MXene nanocomposites: a review	6
From the synthesis of hBN crystals to their use as nanosheets in van der Waals heterostructures	6