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Solution‐Phase Synthesis of Few‐Layer Hexagonal Antimonene Nanosheets via Anisotropic Growth
Author(s) -
Peng Lucheng,
Ye Shuai,
Song Jun,
Qu Junle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201900802
Subject(s) - materials science , raman spectroscopy , oleylamine , exfoliation joint , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , layer (electronics) , crystallography , graphene , chemistry , nanoparticle , optics , physics , engineering
Antimonene, an emerging two‐dimensional material, has garnered tremendous interest due to its intriguing structure and fascinating electronic properties. However, the synthesis of high‐quality few‐layer antimonene nanosheets, which can only be produced by exfoliation or epitaxial growth on exotic substrates, has greatly hindered the development of this new field. Herein, few‐layer hexagonal and functionalized antimonene nanosheets were successfully prepared from SbCl 3 solutions for the first time by exclusively promoting their anisotropic growth in a colloidal solution. Oleylamine was selected as the reducing agent, rather than oleic acid, and dodecylthiol was key to preventing the formation of antimony oxide. Additionally, halide ions adsorbed on the surface also influenced the anisotropic growth of hexagonal antimonene nanosheets. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed that the sheets were ≈5 nm thick; Raman spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction (XRD) revealed a rhombohedral atomic structure (β‐Sb) with excellent stability.