Preparation and Properties of 2D Materials

Since the great success of graphene atomically thin-layered nanomaterials called two dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous attention due to their extraordinary physical properties. Specifically van der Waals heterostructured architectures based on a few 2D materials named atomic-scale Lego have been proposed as unprecedented platforms for the implementation of versatile devices with a completely novel function or extremely high-performance shifting the research paradigm in materials science and engineering. Thus diverse 2D materials beyond existing bulk materials have been widely studied for promising electronic optoelectronic mechanical and thermoelectric applications. Especially this Special Issue included the recent advances in the unique preparation methods such as exfoliation-based synthesis and vacuum-based deposition of diverse 2D materials and also their device applications based on interesting physical properties. Specifically this Editorial consists of the following two parts: Preparation methods of 2D materials and Properties of 2D materials