A scanning electron microscope image of gold nanodot contact on epitaxial monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)/gallium nitride

2D Materials

2-Dimensional materials are a class of nanomaterials defined by their property of being merely one or two atoms thick. Graphene is at this time the material most commonly associated with 2-D materials. 2-D materials possess remarkable properties in their ability to be exceptionally strong, lightweight, flexible, and excellent conductors of heat and electricity. Graphene for example is one million times thinner than paper, nearly transparent, and believed to be the strongest material in the world.

Research Applications

The study of 2-D materials is one of the newest and most exciting areas of Materials Science and Engineering. 2-D materials have the potential to revolutionize many electronics applications such as solar cells, transistors, camera sensors, digital screens, and semiconductors.

Research Experts

	James Adair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 407 Steidle Building If internal to Penn State, please contact me through Microsoft Teams. Outside of Penn State, please call 814-865-5766. jha3@psu.edu
	Nasim Alem Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering N-210 Millennium Science Complex 814-865-7928 nalem@psu.edu
	Long-Qing Chen Donald W. Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering N-229 Millennium Science Complex 814-863-8101 lqc3@psu.edu
	Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering 240 Chemistry 814-865-6553 drh283@psu.edu
	Stephanie Law Associate Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering, EMS Energy Institute MRI If internal to Penn State, please contact me through Microsoft Teams. Outside of Penn State, please call 814-865-5766. sal6149@psu.edu
	Suzanne Mohney Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering N-209 Millennium Science Complex, 328 Steidle Building 814-863-0744 mohney@matse.psu.edu
	Dipanjan Pan Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine 205 Hallowell Building 814-865-0043 dipanjan@psu.edu
	Joan Redwing Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering N336 Millennium Science Complex 814-865-8665 jmr31@psu.edu
	Joshua A. Robinson Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 337N Millennium Science Complex 814-863-8567 jrobinson@psu.edu

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

2D Materials

Research Applications

Research Experts