Imidazolium Ionic Liquid Mediates Black Phosphorus Exfoliation while Preventing Phosphorene Decomposition

• Published in: ACS nano Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 6459 - 6466
• Main Authors: Chaban, Vitaly V, Fileti, Eudes Eterno, Prezhdo, Oleg V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 27.06.2017
• Subjects: ionic liquid; imidazolium; thermodynamics; exfoliation; phosphorene

Forthcoming applications in electronics and optoelectronics make phosphorene a subject of vigorous research efforts. Solvent-assisted exfoliation of phosphorene promises affordable delivery in industrial quantities for future applications. We demonstrate, using equilibrium, steered and umbrella samp...