OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of npj 2D Materials and Applications is 18. 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
Transient photodoping and phonon dynamics in bulk and monolayer MoS2 by time resolved Raman scattering	169
Experimental and theoretical band alignment study of MPS3 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) for designing tailored 2D heterostructures	101
Exciton-polarons in the presence of strongly correlated electronic states in a MoSe2/WSe2 moiré superlattice	95
Multiferroic nematic d-wave altermagnetism driven by orbital-order on the honeycomb lattice	93
Nanosheet fabrication from magnon thermal conductivity cuprates for the advanced thermal management	90
Piezoelectricity in NbOI2 for piezotronics and nanogenerators	86
Tuning of spin-transfer torque in VSe2-based vdW magnetic tunnel junctions by electrode polytypes	83
Longitudinal and latitudinal split-gate field-effect transistors for NAND and NOR logic circuit applications	82
WoundMx: multiplexed detection of wound infection biomarkers with a multimodal sensor system based on laser-induced graphene	81
Origin of contact polarity at metal-2D transition metal dichalcogenide interfaces	81
Quantifying stress distribution in ultra-large graphene drums through mode shape imaging	76
Exciton spectroscopy and unidirectional transport in MoSe2-WSe2 lateral heterostructures encapsulated in hexagonal boron nitride	76
Engineering altermagnetism via layer shifts and spin order in bilayer MnPS3	73
Understanding and predicting trends in adsorption energetics on monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides	71
Advancements in 2D layered material memristors: unleashing their potential beyond memory	62
Exfoliation procedure-dependent optical properties of solution deposited MoS2 films	59
Photoluminescence enhancement in two-dimensional semiconductors via spacer-free metallic screening	52
Ab initio elucidation of PTCDA intercalation mechanism in MoS2 bilayer	49
Multi-functional polymorphic memory based on 2D ferroelectric tunnel junctions	49
Programmable phonon-assisted resonant energy transfer between moiré cells in charge-tunable MoSe2-WS2 heterobilayers	48
Non-planar graphene directly synthesized on intracavity optical microresonators for GHz repetition rate mode-locked lasers	47
Multiphase superconductivity at the interface between ultrathin FeTe islands and Bi2Te3	46
High Chern number van der Waals magnetic topological multilayers MnBi2Te4/hBN	46
Cathode wrapping strategy with metal chalcogenide nanosheet for safer and longer lasting Li-ion batteries	45
Atomistic description of conductive bridge formation in two-dimensional material based memristor	45

Homoepitaxial growth of isotopically enriched h10BN layers on h11BN crystals by high-temperature molecular beam epitaxy	42
Impact ionization and the paradox of defects in transition metal dichalcogenide FETs	42
Spin-order-dependent magneto-elastic coupling in two dimensional antiferromagnetic MnPSe3 observed through Raman spectroscopy	41
Bio-inspired “Self-denoising” capability of 2D materials incorporated optoelectronic synaptic array	40
“Popcorn-Like” fabrication for high performance reduced-graphene oxide via laser and microwave reduction process	40
Gating monolayer and bilayer graphene with a two-dimensional semiconductor	39
Designable exciton mixing through layer alignment in WS2-graphene heterostructures	39
Fundamentals of low-resistive 2D-semiconductor metal contacts: an ab-initio NEGF study	38
Large-area synthesis of high electrical performance MoS2 by a commercially scalable atomic layer deposition process	38
Tunable anion transport and the chemical transistor effect in functionalized graphene oxide membranes	38
Low T direct plasma assisted growth of graphene on sapphire and its integration in graphene/MoS2 heterostructure-based photodetectors	38
Dual-phase MoS2/MXene/CNT ternary nanohybrids for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution	37
Discovery of dynamic nature of 0D potential wells and potential walls in 2D TMD device systems	37
Large-scale epitaxy of two-dimensional van der Waals room-temperature ferromagnet Fe5GeTe2	36
Two-dimensional C20-based monolayers and heterostructures for photocatalytic overall water splitting	36
Advance in additive manufacturing of 2D materials at the atomic and close-to-atomic scale	35
Chalcogen and halogen surface termination coverage in MXenes—structure, stability, and properties	35
Electrochemical detection of sulfamethoxazole antibiotics in water using MXene/ZIF-8 composite modified glassy carbon electrode	34
Nanomechanical probing and strain tuning of the Curie temperature in suspended Cr2Ge2Te6-based heterostructures	34
Elucidating the role of stacking faults in TlGaSe2 on its thermoelectric properties	34
Monolithic In2Se3–In2O3 heterojunction for multibit non-volatile memory and logic operations using optoelectronic inputs	34
Amplification of interlayer exciton emission in twisted WSe2/WSe2/MoSe2 heterotrilayers	33
First-principles theory of extending the spin qubit coherence time in hexagonal boron nitride	31
Novel spintronic effects in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures	31
Mechanically-tunable bandgap closing in 2D graphene phononic crystals	30
Recent advances in retention and permeation of CO2 gas using MXene based membranes	30
Beyond the K-valley: exploring unique trion states in indirect band gap monolayer WSe2	29
Unraveling the electronic structure and magnetic transition evolution across monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2	29
Shift photocurrent vortices from topological polarization textures	28
Interlayer shear coupling in bilayer graphene	27
Controlling the threshold voltage of a semiconductor field-effect transistor by gating its graphene gate	26
Carbon-contaminated topological defects in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum photonics	26
Absorption versus adsorption: high-throughput computation of impurities in 2D materials	26
High-Tc 2D ambient BCS superconductors in hydrogenated transition-metal borides	26
Friction hysteretic behavior of supported atomically thin nanofilms	26
Mechanistic insights into the deformation and degradation of a 2D metal organic framework	26
Printing ultrathin Quasi-2D Ga2O3 for fast yet highly responsive vertical photodetectors	25
Layer-dependent optical and dielectric properties of centimeter-scale PdSe2 films grown by chemical vapor deposition	25
Near-infrared to red-light emission and carrier dynamics in full series multilayer GaTe1−xSex (0≤x≤1) with structural evolution	25
Improved strain engineering of 2D materials by adamantane plasma polymer encapsulation	25
A graphene/H-BN van der Waals heterostructure enabling superior (>30 dB) electrical tuning in terahertz devices	25
The resurrection of tellurium as an elemental two-dimensional semiconductor	25
Coulomb engineering of two-dimensional Mott materials	24
Foam with direction: unraveling the anisotropic radiation shielding properties of 2D boron nitride nanoplatelet foams	24
Influence of humidity on the resistive switching of hexagonal boron nitride-based memristors	24
Experimental observation of spin−split energy dispersion in high-mobility single-layer graphene/WSe2 heterostructures	24
Vacancy formation energy as a descriptor of the exfoliability of MAX phases to MXenes	23
Exceptionally strong coupling of defect emission in hexagonal boron nitride to stacking sequences	23
2D/2D heterojunction interfaces of 1T-MoS2 and Ti3C2 MXene: designing high-performance catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction	23
Nitrogen embedding enhances stability and activity of single-atom motifs of MXenes under anodic polarization	23

A candidate material EuSn2As2-based terahertz direct detection and imaging	23
Higher-indexed Moiré patterns and surface states of MoTe2/graphene heterostructure grown by molecular beam epitaxy	22
Hybrid and resonant states originated by the stabilization of borophene’s single χ6 polymorph on Ir(111)	22
Naturally occurring 2D semiconductor with antiferromagnetic ground state	21
Unveiling the origin of n-type doping of natural MoS2: carbon	21
Chemical vapor deposition-grown nitrogen-doped graphene’s synthesis, characterization and applications	21
Mid-IR probing unveils vanadium doping-induced unsaturation of defect states in monolayer MoS2	20
Oriented 2D Ruddlesden-Popper metal halides by pulsed laser deposition	20
Imaging the effect of high photoexcited densities on valley polarization and coherence in MoS2 monolayers	20
Highly sensitive and reversible MXene-based micro quartz tuning fork gas sensors with tunable selectivity	19
High-throughput calculations of spin Hall conductivity in non-magnetic 2D materials	19
High-performance junction-free field-effect transistor based on blue phosphorene	19
Brightening dark excitons and trions in systems with a Mexican-hat energy dispersion: example of InSe	18
Light-driven electrodynamics and demagnetization in FenGeTe2 (n = 3, 5) thin films	18
Solution-processable 2D materials for monolithic 3D memory-sensing-computing platforms: opportunities and challenges	18
Tunable magnetic confinement effect in a magnetic superlattice of graphene	18
Relaxation effects in transition metal dichalcogenide bilayer heterostructures	18
2D semiconductors for specific electronic applications: from device to system	18
Van der Waals injection-molded crystals	18
Insulator–metal transition in CrSiTe3 triggered by structural distortion under pressure	18
Enhanced polarizability and tunable diamagnetic shift from monolayer WSe2 on relaxor ferroelectric	18
Nanoscale engineering of non-uniform biaxially strained domes	18
Achieving nearly barrier free transport in high mobility ReS2 phototransistors with van der Waals contacts	18
Effect of Coulomb impurities on the electronic structure of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene	18
Raman polarization switching in CrSBr	18
2D materials-based nanoscale tunneling field effect transistors: current developments and future prospects	18
Exploring spintronic properties of antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic triangulene-based molecular junctions	18
Unraveling the influence of defects in Janus MoSSe and Janus alloys MoS2(1−x)Se2x	18
Emerging frontiers in two-dimensional sliding ferroelectrics	18