Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 29, Issue 27, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700152
Keywords
2D materials; black phosphorus; degradation; ionic liquids; phosphorene; stability
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Funding
- Australian Research Council [DE150100909, DE160100023, DE160101334, FT140101285, DP130100062, DP140100170, LE0882246, LE0989615, LE150100001]
- Australian Government
- Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
- Government of Western Australia
- Multimodal Australian ScienceS Imaging and Visualisation Environment (MASSIVE)
- Australian Research Council [LE0882246, LE0989615, DE160100023, DE160101334, DE150100909] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Few-layer black phosphorous (BP) has emerged as a promising candidate for next-generation nanophotonic and nanoelectronic devices. However, rapid ambient degradation of mechanically exfoliated BP poses challenges in its practical deployment in scalable devices. To date, the strategies employed to protect BP have relied upon preventing its exposure to atmospheric conditions. Here, an approach that allows this sensitive material to remain stable without requiring its isolation from the ambient environment is reported. The method draws inspiration from the unique ability of biological systems to avoid photo-oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species. Since BP undergoes similar photo-oxidative degradation, imidazolium-based ionic liquids are employed as quenchers of these damaging species on the BP surface. This chemical sequestration strategy allows BP to remain stable for over 13 weeks, while retaining its key electronic characteristics. This study opens opportunities to practically implement BP and other environmentally sensitive 2D materials for electronic applications.
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