Nanometre-thick single-crystalline nanosheets grown at the water–air interface

Fei Wang, Jung-Hun Seo, Guangfu Luo, Matthew B. Starr, Zhaodong Li, Dalong Geng, Xin Yin, Shaoyang Wang, Douglas G. Fraser, Dane Morgan, Zhenqiang Ma and Xudong Wang ()
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Fei Wang: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Jung-Hun Seo: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Guangfu Luo: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Matthew B. Starr: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Zhaodong Li: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Dalong Geng: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Xin Yin: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Shaoyang Wang: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Douglas G. Fraser: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Dane Morgan: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Zhenqiang Ma: University of Wisconsin—Madison
Xudong Wang: University of Wisconsin—Madison

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract To date, the preparation of free-standing 2D nanomaterials has been largely limited to the exfoliation of van der Waals solids. The lack of a robust mechanism for the bottom-up synthesis of 2D nanomaterials from non-layered materials has become an obstacle to further explore the physical properties and advanced applications of 2D nanomaterials. Here we demonstrate that surfactant monolayers can serve as soft templates guiding the nucleation and growth of 2D nanomaterials in large area beyond the limitation of van der Waals solids. One- to 2-nm-thick, single-crystalline free-standing ZnO nanosheets with sizes up to tens of micrometres are synthesized at the water–air interface. In this process, the packing density of surfactant monolayers adapts to the sub-phase metal ions and guides the epitaxial growth of nanosheets. It is thus named adaptive ionic layer epitaxy (AILE). The electronic properties of ZnO nanosheets and AILE of other materials are also investigated.

Date: 2016
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