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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Nanosheet fabrication from magnon thermal conductivity cuprates for the advanced thermal management	161
Transient photodoping and phonon dynamics in bulk and monolayer MoS2 by time resolved Raman scattering	93
Piezoelectricity in NbOI2 for piezotronics and nanogenerators	89
Multiferroic nematic d-wave altermagnetism driven by orbital-order on the honeycomb lattice	87
Longitudinal and latitudinal split-gate field-effect transistors for NAND and NOR logic circuit applications	84
Exciton-polarons in the presence of strongly correlated electronic states in a MoSe2/WSe2 moiré superlattice	84
Experimental and theoretical band alignment study of MPS3 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) for designing tailored 2D heterostructures	81
Tuning of spin-transfer torque in VSe2-based vdW magnetic tunnel junctions by electrode polytypes	81
Quantifying stress distribution in ultra-large graphene drums through mode shape imaging	79
Origin of contact polarity at metal-2D transition metal dichalcogenide interfaces	78
Photoluminescence enhancement in two-dimensional semiconductors via spacer-free metallic screening	74
Understanding and predicting trends in adsorption energetics on monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides	73
Exciton spectroscopy and unidirectional transport in MoSe2-WSe2 lateral heterostructures encapsulated in hexagonal boron nitride	71
Exfoliation procedure-dependent optical properties of solution deposited MoS2 films	68
Advancements in 2D layered material memristors: unleashing their potential beyond memory	62
Ab initio elucidation of PTCDA intercalation mechanism in MoS2 bilayer	53
Multi-functional polymorphic memory based on 2D ferroelectric tunnel junctions	48
Impact ionization and the paradox of defects in transition metal dichalcogenide FETs	48
Programmable phonon-assisted resonant energy transfer between moiré cells in charge-tunable MoSe2-WS2 heterobilayers	48
Single-atom catalytic growth of crystals using graphene as a case study	47
Atomistic description of conductive bridge formation in two-dimensional material based memristor	46
High Chern number van der Waals magnetic topological multilayers MnBi2Te4/hBN	45
Multiphase superconductivity at the interface between ultrathin FeTe islands and Bi2Te3	44
Homoepitaxial growth of isotopically enriched h10BN layers on h11BN crystals by high-temperature molecular beam epitaxy	44
Cathode wrapping strategy with metal chalcogenide nanosheet for safer and longer lasting Li-ion batteries	43

Non-planar graphene directly synthesized on intracavity optical microresonators for GHz repetition rate mode-locked lasers	43
Bio-inspired “Self-denoising” capability of 2D materials incorporated optoelectronic synaptic array	42
Spin-order-dependent magneto-elastic coupling in two dimensional antiferromagnetic MnPSe3 observed through Raman spectroscopy	41
Designable exciton mixing through layer alignment in WS2-graphene heterostructures	40
Gating monolayer and bilayer graphene with a two-dimensional semiconductor	40
Dual-phase MoS2/MXene/CNT ternary nanohybrids for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution	38
Low T direct plasma assisted growth of graphene on sapphire and its integration in graphene/MoS2 heterostructure-based photodetectors	38
Large-area synthesis of high electrical performance MoS2 by a commercially scalable atomic layer deposition process	38
Advance in additive manufacturing of 2D materials at the atomic and close-to-atomic scale	37
Two-dimensional C20-based monolayers and heterostructures for photocatalytic overall water splitting	37
Fundamentals of low-resistive 2D-semiconductor metal contacts: an ab-initio NEGF study	37
Large-scale epitaxy of two-dimensional van der Waals room-temperature ferromagnet Fe5GeTe2	36
Novel spintronic effects in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures	36
Tunable anion transport and the chemical transistor effect in functionalized graphene oxide membranes	36
Elucidating the role of stacking faults in TlGaSe2 on its thermoelectric properties	36
First-principles theory of extending the spin qubit coherence time in hexagonal boron nitride	35
Mechanically-tunable bandgap closing in 2D graphene phononic crystals	33
Recent advances in retention and permeation of CO2 gas using MXene based membranes	33
Monolithic In2Se3–In2O3 heterojunction for multibit non-volatile memory and logic operations using optoelectronic inputs	33
Chalcogen and halogen surface termination coverage in MXenes—structure, stability, and properties	33
Nanomechanical probing and strain tuning of the Curie temperature in suspended Cr2Ge2Te6-based heterostructures	33
Electrochemical detection of sulfamethoxazole antibiotics in water using MXene/ZIF-8 composite modified glassy carbon electrode	33
Amplification of interlayer exciton emission in twisted WSe2/WSe2/MoSe2 heterotrilayers	33
Carbon-contaminated topological defects in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum photonics	31
Friction hysteretic behavior of supported atomically thin nanofilms	31
Unraveling the electronic structure and magnetic transition evolution across monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2	30
Controlling the threshold voltage of a semiconductor field-effect transistor by gating its graphene gate	28
Beyond the K-valley: exploring unique trion states in indirect band gap monolayer WSe2	28
Shift photocurrent vortices from topological polarization textures	27
Mechanistic insights into the deformation and degradation of a 2D metal organic framework	26
A graphene/H-BN van der Waals heterostructure enabling superior (>30 dB) electrical tuning in terahertz devices	26
Influence of humidity on the resistive switching of hexagonal boron nitride-based memristors	26
Printing ultrathin Quasi-2D Ga2O3 for fast yet highly responsive vertical photodetectors	26
Absorption versus adsorption: high-throughput computation of impurities in 2D materials	26
Interlayer shear coupling in bilayer graphene	26
Near-infrared to red-light emission and carrier dynamics in full series multilayer GaTe1−xSex (0≤x≤1) with structural evolution	25
Experimental observation of spin−split energy dispersion in high-mobility single-layer graphene/WSe2 heterostructures	25
Layer-dependent optical and dielectric properties of centimeter-scale PdSe2 films grown by chemical vapor deposition	24
High-Tc 2D ambient BCS superconductors in hydrogenated transition-metal borides	24
Coulomb engineering of two-dimensional Mott materials	24
Foam with direction: unraveling the anisotropic radiation shielding properties of 2D boron nitride nanoplatelet foams	24
The resurrection of tellurium as an elemental two-dimensional semiconductor	24
A candidate material EuSn2As2-based terahertz direct detection and imaging	24
Improved strain engineering of 2D materials by adamantane plasma polymer encapsulation	24
Vacancy formation energy as a descriptor of the exfoliability of MAX phases to MXenes	23
Nitrogen embedding enhances stability and activity of single-atom motifs of MXenes under anodic polarization	23
Exceptionally strong coupling of defect emission in hexagonal boron nitride to stacking sequences	23
Higher-indexed Moiré patterns and surface states of MoTe2/graphene heterostructure grown by molecular beam epitaxy	23
Wafer scale synthesis of organic semiconductor nanosheets for van der Waals heterojunction devices	23
Naturally occurring 2D semiconductor with antiferromagnetic ground state	23

Chemical vapor deposition-grown nitrogen-doped graphene’s synthesis, characterization and applications	23
Unveiling the origin of n-type doping of natural MoS2: carbon	22
Insulator–metal transition in CrSiTe3 triggered by structural distortion under pressure	21
Imaging the effect of high photoexcited densities on valley polarization and coherence in MoS2 monolayers	21
High-performance junction-free field-effect transistor based on blue phosphorene	21
High-throughput calculations of spin Hall conductivity in non-magnetic 2D materials	20
Oriented 2D Ruddlesden-Popper metal halides by pulsed laser deposition	20
Enhanced polarizability and tunable diamagnetic shift from monolayer WSe2 on relaxor ferroelectric	20
2D materials-based nanoscale tunneling field effect transistors: current developments and future prospects	19
Light-driven electrodynamics and demagnetization in FenGeTe2 (n = 3, 5) thin films	19
Tunable magnetic confinement effect in a magnetic superlattice of graphene	18
Relaxation effects in transition metal dichalcogenide bilayer heterostructures	18
Raman polarization switching in CrSBr	18
Emerging frontiers in two-dimensional sliding ferroelectrics	18
Brightening dark excitons and trions in systems with a Mexican-hat energy dispersion: example of InSe	18
Effect of Coulomb impurities on the electronic structure of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene	18
Solution-processable 2D materials for monolithic 3D memory-sensing-computing platforms: opportunities and challenges	18
Exploring spintronic properties of antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic triangulene-based molecular junctions	18
Achieving nearly barrier free transport in high mobility ReS2 phototransistors with van der Waals contacts	18
Highly sensitive and reversible MXene-based micro quartz tuning fork gas sensors with tunable selectivity	18