Abstract
The functionalization of layered materials is one of the current challenges in material science. Exfoliated rhombohedral (gray) arsenic represents a promising layered material for the fabrication of electronic devices and sensors; however, synthetic protocols for tuning its properties or protecting the surface by covalent functionalization are not known. In this communication, we present its covalent functionalization accompanied by the exfoliation of rhombohedral arsenic in the presence of ultraviolet light irradiation and chromium hexacarbonyl. During this modification, the arsenic atoms act as ligands to the chromium metal center. We believe that this study provides a promising approach for the modification of rhombohedral few-layer arsenene and enables its application in various fields, including electronic devices, sensors, and energy devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 42 |
| Journal | NPG Asia Materials |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 Dec 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:M. P. acknowledges the financial support of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (EXPRO: 19-26896X). J. S. greatly acknowledges the financial support of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GACR No. 19−17593Y) and the access to computational resources, which were supplied by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic under the Projects CESNET (Project No. LM2015042) and CERIT-Scientific Cloud (Project No. LM2015085) provided within the program Projects of Large Research, Development and Innovations Infrastructures. This research has also been financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic under the Project CEITEC 2020 (LQ1601). This study was performed with the financial support of the Neuron Foundation for science support.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Modelling and Simulation
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics