Issue 28, 2023

Progress on the in situ imaging of growth dynamics of two-dimensional materials

Abstract

One key issue to promote the industrialization of two-dimensional (2D) materials is to grow high-quality and large-scale 2D materials. Investigations of the growth mechanism and growth dynamics are of fundamental importance for the growth of 2D material, in which in situ imaging is highly needed. By applying different in situ imaging techniques, details for growth process, including nucleation and morphology evolution, can be obtained. This review summarizes the recent progress on the in situ imaging of 2D material growth, in which the growth rate, kink dynamics, domain coalescence, growth across the substrate steps, single-atom catalysis, and intermediates have been revealed.

Graphical abstract: Progress on the in situ imaging of growth dynamics of two-dimensional materials

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
30 mar 2023
Accepted
20 jun 2023
First published
23 jun 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 11746-11758

Progress on the in situ imaging of growth dynamics of two-dimensional materials

X. Zhu, H. Wang, K. Wang and L. Xie, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 11746 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR01475D

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