Rediscovering black phosphorus as an anisotropic layered material for optoelectronics and electronics

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 4458
• Main Authors: Xia, Fengnian, Wang, Han, Jia, Yichen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.07.2014; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301/1005; 639/624/1075/401; 639/766/1130; Anisotropy; Crystal structure; Graphene; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Phosphorus; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Thin films; Transistors; United States > US

Graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are the two major types of layered materials under intensive investigation. However, the zero-bandgap nature of graphene and the relatively low mobility in TMDCs limit their applications. Here we reintroduce black phosphorus (BP), the most stable...