Inorganic two-dimensional nanomaterials : fundamental understanding, characterizations and energy applications

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Inorganic 2D nanomaterials, or inorganic graphene analogues, are gaining great attention due to their unique properties and potential energy applications. They contain ultrathin nanosheet morphology with one-dimensional confinement, but unlike pure carbon graphene, inorganic two-dimensional nanomaterials have a more abundant elemental composition and can form different crystallographic structures. These properties contribute to their unique chemical reaction activity, tunable physical properties and facilitate applications in the field of energy conversion and storage. Inorganic Two-dimensional Nanomaterials details the development of the nanostructures from computational simulation and theoretical understanding to their synthesis and characterization. Individual chapters then cover different applications of the materials as electrocatalysts, flexible supercapicitors, flexible lithium ion batteries and thermoelectrical devices. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the field for researchers working in the areas of materials chemistry, physics, energy and catalysis. Content: 1.4 Silicon1.4.1 Surface Reconstruction 1.4.2 Bilayer and Multilayer Silicene Construction 1.4.3 Hydrogenated Silicene 1.4.4 Group-14 Element Derivatives 1.5 Phosphorene 1.5.1 Theoretical Design 1.5.1.1 Blue Phosphorus 1.5.1.2 Phase Coexistence and Metal-insulator Transition in Few-layer Phosphorene 1.5.1.3 Tiling Phosphorus 1.5.1.4 Single-layered Hittorf's Phosphorus 1.5.1.5 Nine New Phosphorene Polymorphs with Non-honeycomb Structures 1.5.1.6 Porous Polymorphs of 2D Phosphorus 1.6 Compounds 1.6.1 Carbides 1.6.1.1 B-C Compounds 1.6.1.2 Si-C Compounds 1.6.1.3 Be2C 1.6.2 Silicates1.6.2.1 B-Si Compounds 1.6.2.2 Cu2Si 1.6.3 Boron Nitrides and Carbon Nitrides 1.7 Conclusion and Outlook Acknowledgements References Chapter 2 -- Nanoscale Buckling Mechanics of Ultrathin Sheets 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Buckling in a Free-standing Monolayer Sheet 2.2.1 Nanoscale Buckling due to Thermal Fluctuations 2.2.2 Nanoscale Buckling due to Edge Stress 2.2.3 Nanoscale Buckling in 2D Heterostructures 2.2.4 Nanoscale Buckling due to Topological Defects 2.3 Buckling of a Monolayer on Substrates 2.3.1 Wrinkling Mediated by Substrate Elasticity or van der Waals Interactions2.3.2 The Formation of Soliton-like Buckle-delamination and Bubble-like Blister 2.3.3 Interlayer Interaction Induced Deformation in 2D van der Waals Heterostructures 2.3.4 Localized Wrinkling by Orientational Binding on the Substrate Surface 2.4 Buckling of Twisted Bilayer Graphene 2.5 Conclusions Acknowledgements References Chapter 3 -- Surface Modification for Engineering the Intrinsic Magnetic Properties of Inorganic 2D Nanomaterials 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Intrinsic Magnetic Properties in Inorganic 2D Nanomaterials3.3 Surface Modification for Engineering the Magnetic Properties of Inorganic 2D Nanomaterials 3.3.1 Introducing Magnetism by Heteroatom Incorporation 3.3.2 Introducing Magnetism by Molecular Absorption 3.3.3 Introducing Magnetism by Multiple Defects Introduction 3.4 Application of 2D Magnetic Nanomaterials 3.4.1 2D Magnetic Nanosheets for Spintronics 3.4.2 2D Magnetic Superlattice for Enhanced Magnetocaloric Effects 3.4.3 2D Magnetic Nanomaterials for Energy-related Application 3.5 Conclusions and Outlooks References Chapter 4 -- Solid-state Synthesis of Two-dimensional Layered Crystals