Two-Dimensional Platinum Diselenide: Synthesis, Emerging Applications, and Future Challenges.

Highlights: A comprehensive review of the recent development of two-dimensional (2D) PtSe2 synthesis strategies has been extensively surveyed. The applications of 2D PtSe2 materials in areas, including opto/electric devices, photocatalysis, hydrogen evolution reaction, and sensors, have been reviewed. Current challenges in the development of 2D PtSe2 materials are identified, and outlooks toward unexplored research areas are suggested.In recent years, emerging two-dimensional (2D) platinum diselenide (PtSe2) has quickly attracted the attention of the research community due to its novel physical and chemical properties. For the past few years, increasing research achievements on 2D PtSe2 have been reported toward the fundamental science and various potential applications of PtSe2. In this review, the properties and structure characteristics of 2D PtSe2 are discussed at first. Then, the recent advances in synthesis of PtSe2 as well as their applications are reviewed. At last, potential perspectives in exploring the application of 2D PtSe2 are reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]