Electronic Functionalities in Two-Dimensional Layered Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Twenty years of sustained worldwide research since the discovery of the first two-dimensional material has given us a broad understanding of the properties and potential uses of these materials, and also explains the growth, processing, characterization, and integration technologies needed for commercial use. Monolayer and few-layer van der Waals materials are beginning to appear in the technology roadmaps of the semiconducting industry. World-leading manufacturers and cutting-edge tool vendors are quickly developing these materials and related technologies for mass production and integration with existing CMOS production lines. We are launching this Special Issue, “2D Materials: Electronics and Integration”, to capture and summarize the field at this important moment. Manuscripts are solicited in the fields of electronic transport and opto-electronic properties, large-format film growth, rapid characterization, film processing, interfaces, and other aspects of high-performance device realization. We hope this Special Issue will provide the reader with a solid understanding of the state of the art in science and technology pathways centred around the adoption of 2D materials in computing and other electronics applications.

Dr. Enrique Cobas
Dr. Salim El Kazzi
Guest Editors

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• beyond CMOS 
• dichalcogenide
• MOCVD
• van der Waals
• two-dimensional
• gate dielectric
• contact resistance
• diffusion barrier
• 2D materials
• film growth