This work explores the phenomenon of flexoelectricity in nanomaterials and nanostructures by molecular dynamics models and continuum models. Flexoelectricity is an electromechanical phenomenon describing the coupling between ...

With the growing interest in the field of artificial materials, more advanced and sophisticated functionalities are required from phononic crystals and acoustic metamaterials. This implies a high computational effort and ...

Photocatalytic applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials have called great interest due to several electronic and structural advantages. Among these materials, layered niobates are well-known photocatalysts for H2 ...

The thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of suspended two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials is usually negative due to their ability for large out-of-plane deflection as the temperature increases. The presence of a substrate ...

Group IV-V-type layered materials, such as SiP, SiAs, GeP and GeAs, are among the most attractive two-dimensional (2D) materials that exhibit anisotropic mechanical, optical and transport properties. In this short ...