Tunable electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional materials and their one-dimensional derivatives.
Low-dimensional materials exhibit many exceptional properties and functionalities which can be efficiently tuned by externally applied force or fields. Here we review the current status of research on tuning the electronic and magnetic properties of low-dimensional carbon, boron nitride, metal-dichalcogenides, phosphorene nanomaterials by applied engineering strain, external electric field and interaction with substrates, etc, with particular focus on the progress of computational methods and studies. We highlight the similarities and differences of the property modulation among one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials. Recent breakthroughs in experimental demonstration of the tunable functionalities in typical nanostructures are also presented. Finally, prospective and challenges for applying the tunable properties into functional devices are discussed.WIREs Comput Mol Sci2016, 6:324-350. doi: 10.1002/wcms.1251 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.


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State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Zhuhua
Z
Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Xiaofei
X
Liu
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Jin
J
Yu
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Yang
Y
Hang
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Yao
Y
Li
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Yufeng
Y
Guo
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Ying
Y
Xu
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Xu
X
Sun
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Jianxin
J
Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Mechanical Structures and Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices (MOE) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing China.
Wanlin
W
Guo