Longitudinal unzipping of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides

Suchithra Padmajan Sasikala; Yashpal Singh; Li Bing; Taeyoung Yun; Sung Hwan Koo; Yousung Jung; Sang Ouk Kim

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18810-0

Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Longitudinal unzipping of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides

Suchithra Padmajan Sasikala,
Yashpal Singh,
Li Bing,
Taeyoung Yun,
Sung Hwan Koo,
Yousung Jung,
Sang Ouk Kim

Affiliations

Suchithra Padmajan Sasikala: National Creative Research Initiative Centre for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Yashpal Singh: Graduate School of EEWS, KAIST
Li Bing: National Creative Research Initiative Centre for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Taeyoung Yun: National Creative Research Initiative Centre for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Sung Hwan Koo: National Creative Research Initiative Centre for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Yousung Jung: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
Sang Ouk Kim: National Creative Research Initiative Centre for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18810-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Reliable unzipping of the basal plane of mono-elemental graphene and phosphorene has only been reported thus far. Here, the authors demonstrate the unzipping of bi-elemental 2D MX2 transition metal chalcogenides as a general route to synthesize 1D nanoribbon structures.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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