Comprehensive summary of the progress including crystal structures, fabrication methods, applications (especially for electronics) and functionalization of 2D-hBN from its discovery.

The molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide@polyaniline (MoS2/RGO@PANI) was facilely and effectively prepared through a two-stage synthetic method including hydrothermal and polymerized reactions. The rational combination of two components allowed polyaniline (PANI) to uniformly cover the outer face of molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide (MoS2/RGO). The interaction between the two initial electrode materials produced a synergistic effect and resulted in outstanding energy storage performance in terms of greatest capacitive property (1224 F g(-1) at 1 A g(-1)), good rate (721 F g(-1) at 20 A g(-1)), and cyclic performance (82.5% remaining content after 3000 loops). The symmetric cell with MoS2/RGO@PANI had a good capacitive property (160 F g(-1) at 1 A g(-1)) and energy and power density (22.3 W h kg (-1) and 5.08 kW kg(-1)).

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On the basis of the strategy of forming supermolecular structure between αcyclodextrin and poly(ethylene oxide), a facile synthesis process has been successfully developed for producing hollow carbon nanoparticles of controllable size and morphology by hydrothermal treatment of α-cyclodextrin in the presence of Pluronic F127 as a soft template. The hollow carbon nanoparticles thus derived are demonstrated to exhibit excellent hydrophilic behavior. Their sizes and wall thicknesses can be tuned by adjusting the ratio of α-cyclodextrin to F127. After pyrolysis at 900 °C in argon gas, the hollow carbon nanoparticles exhibit a meso-/ microporous carbon wall with specific surface area of >400 m 2 /g and a high specific charge capacity of >450 mAh/g when employed as an anode in a lithium ion battery.