# Low-Symmetry Two-Dimensional Materials for Electronic and Photonic Applications

## TL;DR

This review explores the synthesis, properties, and potential applications of low-symmetry 2D materials like black phosphorus and rhenium disulfide in nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, and energy devices.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of low-symmetry 2D materials, highlighting their unique properties and potential in various electronic and photonic applications.

## Key findings

- Unique physical properties due to low symmetry structures
- Potential for applications in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics
- Prospects for piezoelectric and thermoelectric devices

## Abstract

In this review article, we discuss the synthesis, properties, and novel device applications of low-symmetry 2D materials, including black phosphorus and its arsenic alloys, compounds with black-phosphorus like structure such as the monochalcogenides of group IV elements like Ge and Sn, as well as the class of low-symmetry transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) materials such as rhenium disulfide (ReS2) and rhenium diselenide (ReSe2). Their unique physical properties resulting from the low symmetry in-plane crystal structure and the prospects of their application in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, as well as piezoelectric devices and thermoelectrics are discussed.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1702.00573