Issue 9, 2017

Solution processing of two-dimensional black phosphorus

Abstract

Phosphorene, or two-dimensional (2D) black phosphorus (BP) was the first synthetic 2D elemental allotrope beyond graphene to be isolated and studied. It is useful due to its high p-type carrier mobility and direct band gap that is tunable in the range ca. 0.3–2 eV thus bridging the energy gap between graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides such as molybdenum disulfide. Beyond the ‘Scotch-Tape’ method that was used to isolate the first samples of 2D BP for prototype studies, a range of potentially scalable solution processing techniques emerged later that can produce electronics grade material. This feature article focuses on such solution-process routes to 2D BP and highlights challenges in processing the material, mainly caused by its susceptibility to oxidation, as well as illuminating new avenues and opportunities in the area.

Graphical abstract: Solution processing of two-dimensional black phosphorus

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
05 12 2016
Accepted
22 12 2016
First published
05 1 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 1445-1458

Solution processing of two-dimensional black phosphorus

E. A. Lewis, J. R. Brent, B. Derby, S. J. Haigh and D. J. Lewis, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 1445 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09658A

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