Probing the crystallographic orientation of two-dimensional atomic crystals with supramolecular self-assembly

Jinghui Wang, Hongde Yu, Xu Zhou, Xiaozhi Liu, Renjie Zhang, Zhixing Lu, Jingying Zheng, Lin Gu, Kaihui Liu, Dong Wang () and Liying Jiao ()
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Jinghui Wang: Tsinghua University
Hongde Yu: Tsinghua University
Xu Zhou: Peking University
Xiaozhi Liu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Renjie Zhang: Shandong University
Zhixing Lu: Tsinghua University
Jingying Zheng: Tsinghua University
Lin Gu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kaihui Liu: Peking University
Dong Wang: Tsinghua University
Liying Jiao: Tsinghua University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Probing the crystallographic orientation of two-dimensional (2D) materials is essential to understand and engineer their properties. However, the nondestructive identification of the lattice orientations of various 2D materials remains a challenge due to their very thin nature. Here, we identify the crystallographic structures of various 2D atomic crystals using molecules as probes by utilizing orientation-dependent molecule–substrate interactions. We discover that the periodic atomic packing of 2D materials guides oleamide molecules to assemble into quasi-one-dimensional nanoribbons with specific alignments which precisely indicate the lattice orientations of the underlying materials. Using oleamide molecules as probes, we successfully identify the crystallographic orientations of ~12 different 2D materials without degrading their intrinsic properties. Our findings allow for the nondestructive identification of the lattice structure of various 2D atomic crystals and shed light on the functionalization of these 2D materials with supramolecular assembly.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00329-6

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