Introduction and Significant Parameters for Layered Materials

Remarkable properties of graphene renewed the interest of researchers towards layered materials. A large number of layered materials are synthesized and investigated for instance. Exotic properties of these layered structures are totally different from their bulk parts. In this chapter, we give a brief introduction of layered materials. Physical parameters followed by potential applications of these layered materials are also presented. Along with pristine layered materials (graphene, phosphorene, and silicene), we have also discussed layered materials of ZnO, transition metal dichalcogenides, and heterostructures of layered materials. We calculated all parameters are using Density functional theory (DFT) employing Vienna ab initio simulation package (VASP). Whole of this narration about layered materials will open new scaffold in the intriguing application of these materials.