Issue 7, 2013

Rational low temperature synthesis and structural investigations of ultrathin bismuth nanosheets

Abstract

A novel and convenient, template-free synthesis approach based on a low-temperature reduction route has been developed for the fabrication of high-yield ultrathin bismuth nanosheets for the first time by bottom-up self-assembly. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observations of the product show uniform two-dimensional ultrathin nanosheets with high aspect ratios possessing lateral dimension up to several hundred nanometers. Results presented herein suggest a simple route for the large-scale production of ultrathin and flat Bi nanosheets, which may be beneficial to further electronics and as building blocks in catalysts, solar cells, batteries, electronic devices as well assisting as platforms for fundamental studies of physical/chemical properties in two-dimensional systems.

Graphical abstract: Rational low temperature synthesis and structural investigations of ultrathin bismuth nanosheets

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Aug 2012
Accepted
07 Dec 2012
First published
10 Dec 2012

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 2313-2317

Rational low temperature synthesis and structural investigations of ultrathin bismuth nanosheets

P. Kumar, J. Singh and A. C Pandey, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 2313 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21907G

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