Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Materials by Selective Extraction

CONSPECTUS: Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted much attention in the past decade. They offer high specific surface area, as well as electronic structure and properties that differ from their bulk counterparts due to the low dimensionality. Graphene is the best known and the most studied 2D material, but metal oxides and hydroxides (including clays), dichalcogenides, boron nitride (BN), and other materials that are one or several atoms thick are receiving increasing attention. They may deliver a combination of properties that cannot be provided by other materials. The most common synthesis approach in general is by reacting different elements or compounds to form a new compound. However, this…

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  U.S. Department of Energy
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  Battelle
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  UT-Battelle
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  Office of Science
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  Basic Energy Sciences
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  Oak Ridge National Laboratory