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Boidi G, Ronai B, Heift D, Benini F, Varga M, Righi MC, Rosenkranz A. Tribology of 2D black phosphorus - Current state-of-the-art and future potential. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 328:103180. [PMID: 38754213 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
Abstract
Since the first mechanical exfoliation of graphene in 2004, the interest in 2D materials has significantly risen due to their outstanding property combination. Multiple 2D materials have been synthesized until today, while black phosphorus (BP) resembles one of their latest additions. The unique properties of BP, especially for electronic and optical devices (i.e., high carrier mobility and electrical conduction, field-effect transistor, layer-dependent bandgap, anisotropic transport), have gained notable attention. However, its layered structure, similar to those of graphene and MoS2, is also advantageous to optimize the friction and wear performance. Moreover, the strong in-plane covalent bonds and weak interlayer van-der-Waals forces favour the formation of low-friction and wear-resistant films. Although BP holds a great tribological potential, the literature to date on this topic is rather scarce. Therefore, it is a timely moment to holistically summarize the synthesis approaches and properties of BP thus guiding interested researchers to use it in mechanical/tribological applications. The existing state-of-the-art regarding tribological research is critically discussed and compared to other 2D materials thus highlighting existing research gaps and paving the way for future research activities.
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- Guido Boidi
- AC2T research GmbH, Viktor-Kaplan-Straße 2/C, Wiener Neustadt 2700, Austria
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- AC2T research GmbH, Viktor-Kaplan-Straße 2/C, Wiener Neustadt 2700, Austria
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- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy "Augusto Righi", University of Bologna, Bologna 40127, Italy
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- AC2T research GmbH, Viktor-Kaplan-Straße 2/C, Wiener Neustadt 2700, Austria
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy "Augusto Righi", University of Bologna, Bologna 40127, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, FCFM, University of Chile, Santiago 8370415, Chile.
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Xiong J, Gong Q, Feng T, Wang M, Zhang X, Liu G, Qiao G, Xu Z. Enhance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Performance via Double-Stacked Edges of Black Phosphorene. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:21115-21127. [PMID: 38063020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Based on the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we explored the structures and HER catalytic properties of reconstructed and double-stacked black phosphorene (BP) edges. Ten bilayer BP edges were constructed by the double stacking of three typical monolayer edges, i.e., zigzag (ZZ) edge, armchair (AC) edge, skewed diagonal (SD) edge, and their reconstructed derivatives with their layer's configurations, edge deformations and thermodynamic stabilities were discussed. Based on these edges, five chemical sites on four bilayer BP edges were selected to be promising candidates for a HER catalyst, which present higher HER activities than that of Pt(111). Besides, among these four edges, two edges have even lower energetic barriers for the Tafel reaction. Compared with the monolayer edges, these selected bilayer BP edges confirm the remarkable enhancement of the HER catalytic properties, which can be attributed to their unique edge structures and the enhanced electronic densities after the hydrogen adsorptions. Finally, the thermostability of these edges at room temperature has also been proved by the DFT-MD simulations. This theoretic study deepens our fundamental understanding of the double-stacked edge structures of the BP and provides a new way for the rational design of highly efficient and noble-metal-free HER catalysts.
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- Jianling Xiong
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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Biswas S, Wong J, Pokawanvit S, Yang WCD, Zhang H, Akbari H, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T, Davydov AV, da Jornada FH, Atwater HA. Edge-Confined Excitons in Monolayer Black Phosphorus. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37861986 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Quantum confinement of two-dimensional excitons in van der Waals materials via electrostatic trapping, lithographic patterning, Moiré potentials, and chemical implantation has enabled significant advances in tailoring light emission from nanostructures. While such approaches rely on complex preparation of materials, natural edges are a ubiquitous feature in layered materials and provide a different approach for investigating quantum-confined excitons. Here, we observe that certain edge sites of monolayer black phosphorus (BP) strongly localize the intrinsic quasi-one-dimensional excitons, yielding sharp spectral lines in photoluminescence, with nearly an order of magnitude line width reduction. Through structural characterization of BP edges using transmission electron microscopy and first-principles GW plus Bethe-Salpeter equation (GW-BSE) calculations of exemplary BP nanoribbons, we find that certain atomic reconstructions can strongly quantum-confine excitons resulting in distinct emission features, mediated by local strain and screening. We observe linearly polarized luminescence emission from edge reconstructions that preserve the mirror symmetry of the parent BP lattice, in agreement with calculations. Furthermore, we demonstrate efficient electrical switching of localized edge excitonic luminescence, whose sites act as excitonic transistors for emission. Localized emission from BP edges motivates exploration of nanoribbons and quantum dots as hosts for tunable narrowband light generation, with future potential to create atomic-like structures for quantum information processing applications as well as exploration of exotic phases that may reside in atomic edge structures.
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- Souvik Biswas
- Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
- Thesis Research, Inc., La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-044, Japan
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
- Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Liu Y, Cui T, Li D. Unconventional Self-Reconstructed Trimer-like Metal Zigzag Edge of 1T-Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:3651-3657. [PMID: 37027822 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Undercoordination-induced slight bond contraction of the pristine edge is a conventional edge self-reconstructed pattern in two-dimensional materials that generally cannot drive the edge into its ground state. Despite reports of unconventional edge self-reconstructed patterns of 1H-phase transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), there have been no reports of sister 1T-phase TMDCs. Here, we predict an unconventional (2 × 1) edge self-reconstructed pattern for 1T-TMDCs by considering 1T-TiTe2. A novel self-reconstructed trimer-like metal zigzag edge (TMZ edge) with one-dimensional metal atomic chains and Ti3 trimers is uncovered. Its metal triatomic 3d orbital coupling leads to Ti3 trimerization. This TMZ edge occurs in group IV, V, and X 1T-TMDCs and has an energetic advantage far beyond conventional bond contraction. The unique triatomic synergistic effect results in better catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for the 1T-TMDCs than with commercial platinum-based catalysts. This study provides a new strategy for maximizing the HER catalytic efficiency of 1T-TMDCs by using atomic edge engineering.
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- Yue Liu
- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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An ultrasensitive electrochemical self-signal circulating tumor DNA recognition strategy employing black phosphorous nanosheets assembled with flavin adenine dinucleotide. Bioelectrochemistry 2022; 148:108231. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zheng P, Jiang Y, Li H, Dai X. Electron transport properties of PtSe 2 nanoribbons with distinct edge reconstructions. RSC Adv 2022; 12:25872-25880. [PMID: 36199596 PMCID: PMC9465823 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04677f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Edge reconstructions of two-dimensional (2D) materials play a central role in determining the electronic transport properties of nanodevices. However, it is not feasible to study the relationship between edge reconstruction and electronic properties using experimental methods because of the complexity of the experimental environment and the diversity of edge reconstruction. Herein, we have combined density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the nonequilibrium Green's function (NEGF) method to investigate the inner physical mechanism of platinum diselenide (PtSe2) nanoribbons, revealing distinctive negative differential resistance (NDR) behaviors in different nanoribbons with various edge reconstructions. The armchair PtSe2 nanoribbons with different edge reconstructions are all metallic, while the zigzag PtSe2 nanoribbons are semiconducting when the ratio of Pt to Se atoms at the edge is 1 : 2. These results reveal the internal source of the difference in the electron transport properties of PtSe2 nanoribbons with different edge reconstructions, providing new ideas for the design of novel multifunctional PtSe2 semiconducting and conducting electronic nanodevices with NDR properties. Edge reconstructions of two-dimensional (2D) materials play a central role in determining the electronic transport properties of nanodevices.![]()
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- Peiru Zheng
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Bai Y, Gao J, Zhao J, Zhang YW. Universal Zigzag Edge Reconstruction of an α-Phase Puckered Monolayer and Its Resulting Robust Spatial Charge Separation. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:8095-8102. [PMID: 34505776 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Edges are important, because they dictate the stability and properties of nanoribbons. Here, we reveal a universal reconstruction of the ZZ edge into a (2 × 1) tubed [ZZ(Tube)] edge, enabling an ultimate narrow nanotube to terminate nanoribbons for α-puckered group-V elemental and compound monolayers (GeS/Se and SnS/Se). The reconstructed edge formations are confirmed by CALYPSO. The ZZ(Tube) edge forms easily, is highly stable, and is semiconducting. Remarkably, the ZZ(Tube) edge always exhibits a type-II band structure and robust spatial charge separation. For a compound monolayer monochalcogenide, mild (2 × 1) ZZ(S-R) occurs at the chalcogenide-terminated edge. TDDFT simulations indicate that charge separation occurs only at 672 fs, while the lifetime is over 5 ns, thus facilitating robust spatial charge accumulation. These remarkable features of ZZ(Tube) edge-terminated α-puckered nanoribbons are ideal for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications.
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- Yanxue Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, 138632 Singapore
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