Defects and defect-mediated engineering of two-dimensional materials: challenges and open questions
- Author(s)
- Arkady V. Krasheninnikov, Matthias Batzill, Anouar Akacha Delenda, Marija Drndić, Chris Ewels, Katharina J. Franke, Mahdi Ghorbani-Asl, Alexander Holleitner, Ado Jorio, Ute Kaiser, Daria Kieczka, Hannu Pekka Komsa, Jani Kotakoski, Manuel Längle, David Lamprecht, Yun Liu, Steven G. Louis, Janina Maultzsch, Thomas Michely, Katherine Milton, Anna Niggas, Hanako Okuno, Joshua A. Robinson, Marika Schleberger, Bruno Schuler, Alexander Shluger, Kazu Suenaga, Kristian S. Thygesen, Richard A. Wilhelm, E. Harriet Åhlgren, Carla Bittencourt
- Abstract
Compared to bulk solids, defects in low-dimensional materials and, specifically, 2D systems are expected to have a stronger effect, detrimental or beneficial, on their properties. Owing to their geometry, defects in 2D materials can easily be formed due to the interaction with the environment or under impacts of energetic particles, such as ions and electrons. At the same time, many concepts of defect production under irradiation in bulk systems are not applicable for 2D materials or require substantial modifications. Various aspects of the physics and chemistry of defects in 2D materials have been addressed, and the results of these investigations are presented in hundreds of research papers and review articles. However, the challenges and open questions that still remain in the field have received relatively little attention. These topics were recently addressed at the symposium "Defect-mediated engineering of nanomaterials for energy and quantum applications" organized by the Beilstein-Institut. Following the discussions at the symposium, here, we present the challenges and open questions in our understanding of the behavior of defective 2D materials, interaction of energetic particles with low-dimensional targets, and defect-mediated engineering of the properties of 2D systems. We further discuss possible solutions to these problems or suggest "work-arounds", which should accelerate the progress in the field.
- Organisation(s)
- Physics of Nanostructured Materials
- External organisation(s)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, University of South Florida, Université de Nantes, University of Pennsylvania, Freie Universität Berlin (FU), Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), Technische Universität München, Walter Schottky Institut, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Universität Ulm, University College London, University of Oulu, Australian National University, University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Universität zu Köln, Technische Universität Wien, University of Grenoble Alpes, Pennsylvania State University, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt, Osaka University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Helsinki, Uppsala University, University of Mons
- Journal
- Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
- Volume
- 17
- Pages
- 454-488
- No. of pages
- 35
- ISSN
- 2190-4286
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.17.31
- Publication date
- 2026
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103018 Materials physics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science, General Physics and Astronomy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/e114059c-5381-4a3e-aeb0-1ca3ad18d779