  The application of new materials in nanotechnology opens new perspectives and
enables ground-breaking innovations. Two-dimensional van der Waals materials
and more specific, 2D chalcogenides are a promising class of new materials
awaiting their usage in the semiconductor industry. However, the integration of
van der Waals materials relying on industry-compatible manufacturing processes
is still a major challenge. This is currently restricting the application of
these new materials to the research laboratories environment only. The
large-area and single-crystalline growth of van der Waals materials is one of
the most important requirements to meet the challenging demands implied by the
semiconductor industry. This review contributes to a more generalized
understanding on the integration of van der Waals materials - and in more
specific 2D chalcogenides - through the growth process of epitaxy. This, can
pursue further the aspiration of large-area, single-crystalline and defect-free
epitaxial integration of (quasi) van der Waals homo- and heterostructures into
the great world of the semiconductor industry.
