Two‐Dimensional CuSe Nanosheets with Microscale Lateral Size: Synthesis and Template‐Assisted Phase Transformation |
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Authors: | Dr. Xue‐Jun Wu Dr. Xiao Huang Dr. Juqing Liu Dr. Hai Li Jian Yang Dr. Bing Li Prof. Dr. Wei Huang Prof. Dr. Hua Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 (Singapore) http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/hzhang/;2. Singapore‐Jiangsu Joint Research Center for Organic/Bio‐Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816 (China);3. Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602 (Singapore) |
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Abstract: | Semiconducting nanosheets with microscale lateral size are attractive building blocks for the fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices. The phase‐controlled chemical synthesis of semiconducting nanosheets is of particular interest, because their intriguing properties are not only related to their size and shape, but also phase‐dependent. Herein, a facile method for the synthesis of phase‐pure, microsized, two‐dimensional (2D) CuSe nanosheets with an average thickness of approximately 5 nm is demonstrated. These hexagonal‐phased CuSe nanosheets were transformed into cubic‐phased Cu2?xSe nanosheets with the same morphology simply by treatment with heat in the presence of CuI cations. The phase transformation, proposed to be a template‐assisted process, can be extended to other systems, such as CuS and Cu1.97S nanoplates. Our study offers a new method for the phase‐controlled preparation of 2D nanomaterials, which are not readily accessible by conventional wet‐chemical methods. |
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Keywords: | chalcogenides copper selenide nanomaterials phase transformation template synthesis |
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