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

In recent years, emerging two-dimensional (2D) platinum diselenide (PtSe) 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 PtSe have been reported toward the fundamental science and various potential applications of PtSe. In this review, the properties and structure characteristics of 2D PtSe are discussed at first. Then, the recent advances in synthesis of PtSe as well as their applications are reviewed. At last, potential perspectives in exploring the application of 2D PtSe are reviewed.