Issue 16, 2018

Epitaxial growth and physical properties of 2D materials beyond graphene: from monatomic materials to binary compounds

Abstract

The discovery of graphene opened a door for manufacturing and investigating two-dimensional (2D) materials. After more than ten years of development, 2D materials have become one of the most important topics in materials research, with dozens of new materials having been synthesized experimentally and even more predicted theoretically. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the fabrication of 2D materials based on epitaxial growth in an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) experimental environment and the investigation of their physical and chemical properties. In particular, we focus on techniques like intercalation, templated molecular adsorption, and direct selenization and tellurization of metal substrates. We discuss progress in fabrication methods of monatomic and binary 2D materials and highlight their interesting and quite unusual physical properties. Finally, we assess future directions of research in this field, where breakthroughs can be expected, and indicate where investments in additional research might be most rewarding scientifically.

Graphical abstract: Epitaxial growth and physical properties of 2D materials beyond graphene: from monatomic materials to binary compounds

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
11 4 2018
First published
04 7 2018

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018,47, 6073-6100

Epitaxial growth and physical properties of 2D materials beyond graphene: from monatomic materials to binary compounds

G. Li, Y. Zhang, H. Guo, L. Huang, H. Lu, X. Lin, Y. Wang, S. Du and H. Gao, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47, 6073 DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00286J

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