articleNature CommunicationsNov 15, 2016GOLD OA

Two-dimensional antimonene single crystals grown by van der Waals epitaxy

JJJianping JiXSXiufeng SongJLJizi LiuZYZhong YanCHChengxue Huo

Nanjing University of Science and Technology · Ministry of Industry and Information Technology · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract Unlike the unstable black phosphorous, another two-dimensional group-VA material, antimonene, was recently predicted to exhibit good stability and remarkable physical properties. However, the synthesis of high-quality monolayer or few-layer antimonenes, sparsely reported, has greatly hindered the development of this new field. Here, we report the van der Waals epitaxy growth of few-layer antimonene monocrystalline polygons, their atomical microstructure and stability in ambient condition. The high-quality, few-layer antimonene monocrystalline polygons can be synthesized on various substrates, including flexible ones, via van der Waals epitaxy growth. Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron…

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  • van der Waals force
  • Phosphorene
  • Monocrystalline silicon
  • Monolayer
  • Materials science
  • Raman spectroscopy
  • Epitaxy
  • Electron mobility
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