Graphene-like Boron–Carbon–Nitrogen Monolayers

Beniwal, Sumit; Hooper, James; Miller, Daniel P.; Costa, Paulo S.; Chen, Gang; Liu, Shih-Yuan; Dowben, Peter A.; Sykes, E. Charles H.; Zurek, Eva; Enders, Axel

doi:10.1021/acsnano.6b08136

Title: Graphene-like Boron–Carbon–Nitrogen Monolayers

Journal Article · Mon Feb 13 00:00:00 EST 2017 · ACS Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b08136· OSTI ID:1409881

Beniwal, Sumit ^[1]; Hooper, James ^[2];

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Department of Physics &, Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0299, United States
Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland 30-060
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, United States
Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
Department of Physics &, Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0299, United States, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

A strategy to synthesize a 2D graphenic but ternary monolayer containing atoms of carbon, nitrogen, and boron, h-BCN, is presented. The synthesis utilizes bis- BN cyclohexane, B₂N₂C₂H₁₂, as a precursor molecule and relies on thermally induced dehydrogenation of the precursor molecules and the formation of an epitaxial monolayer on Ir(111) through covalent bond formation. The lattice mismatch between the film and substrate causes a strain-driven periodic buckling of the film. The structure of the film and its corrugated morphology is discussed based on comprehensive data from molecular-resolved scanning tunneling microscopy imaging, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, low-energy electron diffraction, and density functional theory. First-principles calculations further predict a direct electronic band gap that is intermediate between gapless graphene and insulating h-BN.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

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OSTI ID:: 1409881

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Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Vol. 11 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 1936-0851

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