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Title
Mono- and multilayer silicene-type honeycomb lattices by oriented attachment of PbSe nanocrystals : synthesis, structural characterization, and analysis of the disorder
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Abstract
Nanocrystal (NC) solids are commonly prepared from nonpolar organic NC suspensions. In many cases, the capping on the NC surface is preserved and forms a barrier between the NCs. More recently, superstructures with crystalline connections between the NCs, implying the removal of the capping, have been reported, too. Here, we present large-scale uniform superstructures of attached PbSe NCs with a silicene-type honeycomb geometry, resulting from solvent evaporation under nearly reversible conditions. We also prepared multilayered silicene honeycomb structures by using larger amounts of PbSe NCs. We show that the two-dimensional silicene superstructures can be seen as a crystallographic slice from a 3-D simple cubic structure. We describe the disorder in the silicene lattices in terms of the nanocrystals position and their atomic alignment. The silicene honeycomb sheets are large enough to be used in transistors and optoelectronic devices.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Chemistry of materials / American Chemical Society. - Washington, D.C., 1989, currens
Publication
Washington, D.C. : 2018
ISSN
0897-4756 [print]
1520-5002 [online]
DOI
10.1021/ACS.CHEMMATER.8B02178
Volume/pages
30 :14 (2018) , p. 4831-4837
ISI
000440105500042
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Project info
European infrastructure for spectroscopy, scattering and imaging of soft matteer (EUSMI).
Colouring Atoms in 3 Dimensions (COLOURATOM).
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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