Step-guided epitaxial growth of blue phosphorene on vicinal Ag(111)

He, Chao1; Xu, Shaogang1; Dong, Xingxing1; He, Changchun1; Hu, Xiangting1; Liu, Guang1; Xu, Hu1,2

2023-03-27

10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.034003

PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS   Impact Factor & Quartile

2475-9953

Blue phosphorene (blue-P) is a promising candidate for developing next-generation nanoelectronics devices due to its unique properties. Therefore, the controllable growth of a two-dimensional (2D) wafer-scale blue-P monolayer on substrates is a fundamental issue. However, the direct growth of blue-P on substrates currently remains a daunting challenge. In this paper, by using first-principles calculations, we propose a feasible route for fabricating blue-P via epitaxial growth. The growth mechanism of one-dimensional (1D) phosphorene chains to finite-sized blue-P clusters on Ag(111) is elucidated, and the reason why blue-P clusters cannot grow into a large-area monolayer on the Ag(111) surface is revealed. Moreover, the growth of blue-P on vicinal Ag(111) is explored and the energetic benefit of 1D zigzag blue-P nanoribbon growth along the Ag < 110 > step edge is confirmed. More importantly, we propose that the unidirectionally orientated blue-P nanoribbons can merge into large-area blue-P nanosheets through a step-guide growth mode. The feasibility of this strategy is validated by using molecular dynamics simulations, and a series of candidate substrates is selected. This study not only provides a promising substrate for epitaxial growth of blue-P but also sheds light on the preparation of more 2D materials.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China[11974160] ; Science, Technology, and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen["Mu- nicipality","RCYX20200714114523069"]

Materials Science

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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AMER PHYSICAL SOC

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1.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China
2.Quantum Sci Ctr Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater, Shenzhen 518045, Peoples R China

He, Chao,Xu, Shaogang,Dong, Xingxing,et al. Step-guided epitaxial growth of blue phosphorene on vicinal Ag(111)[J]. PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS,2023,7(3).

He, Chao.,Xu, Shaogang.,Dong, Xingxing.,He, Changchun.,Hu, Xiangting.,...&Xu, Hu.(2023).Step-guided epitaxial growth of blue phosphorene on vicinal Ag(111).PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS,7(3).

He, Chao,et al."Step-guided epitaxial growth of blue phosphorene on vicinal Ag(111)".PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS 7.3(2023).