Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus
The limited stability of the surface of black phosphorus (BP) under atmospheric conditions is a significant constraint on the exploitation of this layered material and its few layer analogue, phosphorene, as an optoelectronic material. Here we show that supramolecular networks stabilised by hydrogen...
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| author | Korolkov, Vladimir V. Timokhin, Ivan G. Haubrichs, Rolf Smith, Emily F. Yang, Lixu Yang, Sihai Champness, Neil R. Schröder, Martin Beton, Peter H. |
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| description | The limited stability of the surface of black phosphorus (BP) under atmospheric conditions is a significant constraint on the exploitation of this layered material and its few layer analogue, phosphorene, as an optoelectronic material. Here we show that supramolecular networks stabilised by hydrogen bonding can be formed on BP, and that these monolayer-thick films can passivate the BP surface and inhibit oxidation under ambient conditions. The supramolecular layers are formed by solution deposition and we use atomic force microscopy to obtain images of the BP surface and hexagonal supramolecular networks of trimesic acid and melamine cyanurate (CA.M) under ambient conditions. The CA.M network is aligned with rows of phosphorus atoms and forms large domains which passivate the BP surface for more than a month, and also provides a stable supramolecular platform for the sequential deposition of 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene to form supramolecular heterostructures. |
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| spelling | nottingham-473012020-05-04T19:17:03Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47301/ Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus Korolkov, Vladimir V. Timokhin, Ivan G. Haubrichs, Rolf Smith, Emily F. Yang, Lixu Yang, Sihai Champness, Neil R. Schröder, Martin Beton, Peter H. The limited stability of the surface of black phosphorus (BP) under atmospheric conditions is a significant constraint on the exploitation of this layered material and its few layer analogue, phosphorene, as an optoelectronic material. Here we show that supramolecular networks stabilised by hydrogen bonding can be formed on BP, and that these monolayer-thick films can passivate the BP surface and inhibit oxidation under ambient conditions. The supramolecular layers are formed by solution deposition and we use atomic force microscopy to obtain images of the BP surface and hexagonal supramolecular networks of trimesic acid and melamine cyanurate (CA.M) under ambient conditions. The CA.M network is aligned with rows of phosphorus atoms and forms large domains which passivate the BP surface for more than a month, and also provides a stable supramolecular platform for the sequential deposition of 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene to form supramolecular heterostructures. Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-09 Article PeerReviewed Korolkov, Vladimir V., Timokhin, Ivan G., Haubrichs, Rolf, Smith, Emily F., Yang, Lixu, Yang, Sihai, Champness, Neil R., Schröder, Martin and Beton, Peter H. (2017) Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus. Nature Communications, 8 . 1385/1-1385/8. ISSN 2041-1723 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01797-6 doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01797-6 doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01797-6 |
| spellingShingle | Korolkov, Vladimir V. Timokhin, Ivan G. Haubrichs, Rolf Smith, Emily F. Yang, Lixu Yang, Sihai Champness, Neil R. Schröder, Martin Beton, Peter H. Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus |
| title | Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus |
| title_full | Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus |
| title_fullStr | Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus |
| title_short | Supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus |
| title_sort | supramolecular networks stabilise and functionalise black phosphorus |
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