Doubling down on borophene electronics
Abstract
The discovery of graphene, an atomic-thick carbon layer that can be exfoliated off a bulk graphite, has demonstrated various surprising properties and inspired a fervent quest for other new quasi-two-dimensional materials. Many analogues have been discovered, including borophene, silicene, germanene, stanene, phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene and bismuthine — one-atom-thick sheets of boron, silicon, germanium, tin, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth, respectively. Borophene is a prototype for a synthetic two-dimensional (2D) material that does not have bulk layered counterparts. Furthermore, the growth of borophene often requires interfacial coupling with the metal substrate to stabilize its 2D form. Despite realizing rich polymorphs, the synthesized borophene is currently limited to only single atomic layers. Now, writing in Nature Materials, Xiaolong Liu and colleagues report the synthesis of double-layer (DL) borophene, which offers another degree of freedom to tune borophene structures and physical properties for electronic applications.
- Authors:
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[1]
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1838160
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-222570-2021-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1476-1122; TRN: US2300959
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1476-1122
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature - Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; electronic devices; two-dimensional materials
Citation Formats
Božović, Ivan. Doubling down on borophene electronics. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41563-021-01117-w.
Božović, Ivan. Doubling down on borophene electronics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01117-w
Božović, Ivan. Thu .
"Doubling down on borophene electronics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01117-w. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1838160.
@article{osti_1838160,
title = {Doubling down on borophene electronics},
author = {Božović, Ivan},
abstractNote = {The discovery of graphene, an atomic-thick carbon layer that can be exfoliated off a bulk graphite, has demonstrated various surprising properties and inspired a fervent quest for other new quasi-two-dimensional materials. Many analogues have been discovered, including borophene, silicene, germanene, stanene, phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene and bismuthine — one-atom-thick sheets of boron, silicon, germanium, tin, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth, respectively. Borophene is a prototype for a synthetic two-dimensional (2D) material that does not have bulk layered counterparts. Furthermore, the growth of borophene often requires interfacial coupling with the metal substrate to stabilize its 2D form. Despite realizing rich polymorphs, the synthesized borophene is currently limited to only single atomic layers. Now, writing in Nature Materials, Xiaolong Liu and colleagues report the synthesis of double-layer (DL) borophene, which offers another degree of freedom to tune borophene structures and physical properties for electronic applications.},
doi = {10.1038/s41563-021-01117-w},
journal = {Nature Materials},
number = 1,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Thu Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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