journal article·2026-06-01Open access

The 2D materials roadmap

Wencai Ren, Peter Bøggild, Joan Redwing, Kostya S Novoselov, Luzhao Sun, Yue Qi, Kaicheng Jia, Zhongfan Liu, Oliver Burton, Jack Alexander-Webber, Stephan Hofmann, Yang Cao, Yu Long, Quan-Hong Yang, Dan Li, Soo Ho Choi, Ki Kang Kim, Young Hee Lee, Mian Li, Qing Huang, Yury Gogotsi, Nicholas Clark, Amy Carl, Roman Gorbachev, Thomas Olsen, Johanna Rosen, Kristian Sommer Thygesen, Dmitri K Efetov, Bjarke S Jessen, Matthew Yankowitz, Julien Barrier, Roshan Krishna Kumar, Frank HL Koppens, Hui Deng, Xiaoqin Li, Siyuan Dai, D N Basov, Xinran Wang, Saptarshi Das, Xiangfeng Duan, Zhihao Yu, Markus Borsch, Andrea C Ferrari, Rupert Huber, Mackillo Kira, Fengnian Xia, Xiao Wang, Zhong-Shuai Wu, Xinliang Feng, Patrice Simon, Hui-Ming Cheng, Bilu Liu, Yi Xie, Wanqin Jin, Rahul Raveendran Nair, Yan Xu, Qing Zhang, Ajit K Katiyar, Jong-Hyun Ahn, Igor Aharonovich, Mark C Hersam, Stephan Roche, Qilin Hua, Guozhen Shen, Tianling Ren, Hao-Bin Zhang, Chong Min Koo, Nikhil Koratkar, Vittorio Pellegrini, Robert J Young, Bill Qu, Max Lemme, Andrew J Pollard

2D Materials· Volume 13· Issue 2

Abstract

Abstract Over the past two decades, two-dimensional (2D) materials have rapidly evolved into a diverse and expanding family of material platforms. Many members of this materials class have demonstrated their potential to deliver transformative impact on fundamental research and technological applications across different fields. In this roadmap, we provide an overview of the key aspects of 2D material research and development, spanning synthesis, properties and commercial applications. We specifically present roadmaps for high impact 2D materials, including graphene and its derivatives, transition metal dichalcogenides, MXenes as well as their heterostructures and moiré systems. The discussions are organized into thematic sections covering emerging research areas (e.g. twisted electronics, moiré nano-optoelectronics, polaritronics, quantum photonics, and neuromorphic computing), breakthrough applications in key technologies (e.g. 2D transistors, energy storage, electrocatalysis, filtration and separation, thermal management, flexible electronics, sensing, electromagnetic interference shielding, and composites) and other important topics (computational discovery of novel materials, commercialization and standardization). This roadmap focuses on the current research landscape, future challenges and scientific and technological advances required to address, with the intent to provide useful references for promoting the development of 2D materials.
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OpenAlex topics: 2D Materials and Applications · MXene and MAX Phase Materials · Graphene research and applications

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