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Sub-2.0-nm Ru and composition-tunable RuPt nanowire networks

Show Author's Information Weiyue Zhao1,  Dabing Huang1,  Qiang Yuan1( ),  Xun Wang2( )
College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringGuizhou UniversityGuiyangGuiyang550025China
Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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alloy, electrocatalysis, Pt, Ru, nanowire networks
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A simple and reproducible method to control the thickness of black phosphorus flakes in real time using a UV/ozone treatment is demonstrated. Back-gated black phosphorus field-effect transistors (FETs) were fabricated using thick black phosphorus flakes obtained by thinning of black phosphorus, as oxygen radicals generated by UV irradiation formed phosphorus oxides on the surface. In order to monitor the thickness effect on the electrical properties, the fabricated FETs were loaded in the UV/ozone chamber, where both the optical (micro-Raman spectroscopy and optical microscopy) and electrical properties (current–voltage characteristics) were monitored in situ. We observed an intensity decrease of the Raman modes of black phosphorus while the field-effect mobility and on/off ratio increased by 48% and 6,800%, respectively. The instability in ambient air limits the investigation and implementation of ultra-thin black phosphorus. However, the method reported in this study allowed us to start with thick black phosphorous flakes, providing a reliable approach for optimizing the electrical performance of black phosphorus-based electronic devices. We believe that these results can motivate further studies using mono- and few-layer black phosphorus.


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Sub-2.0-nm Ru and composition-tunable RuPt nanowire networks

Show Author's information Weiyue Zhao1, Dabing Huang1, Qiang Yuan1( ), Xun Wang2( )
College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringGuizhou UniversityGuiyangGuiyang550025China
Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China

Abstract

A simple and reproducible method to control the thickness of black phosphorus flakes in real time using a UV/ozone treatment is demonstrated. Back-gated black phosphorus field-effect transistors (FETs) were fabricated using thick black phosphorus flakes obtained by thinning of black phosphorus, as oxygen radicals generated by UV irradiation formed phosphorus oxides on the surface. In order to monitor the thickness effect on the electrical properties, the fabricated FETs were loaded in the UV/ozone chamber, where both the optical (micro-Raman spectroscopy and optical microscopy) and electrical properties (current–voltage characteristics) were monitored in situ. We observed an intensity decrease of the Raman modes of black phosphorus while the field-effect mobility and on/off ratio increased by 48% and 6,800%, respectively. The instability in ambient air limits the investigation and implementation of ultra-thin black phosphorus. However, the method reported in this study allowed us to start with thick black phosphorous flakes, providing a reliable approach for optimizing the electrical performance of black phosphorus-based electronic devices. We believe that these results can motivate further studies using mono- and few-layer black phosphorus.

Keywords: alloy, electrocatalysis, Pt, Ru, nanowire networks

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Received: 23 March 2016
Revised: 16 June 2016
Accepted: 18 June 2016
Published: 20 August 2016
Issue date: October 2016

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21361005 and 21571038) and Graduate Innovation Foundation of Guizhou University (No. 2015031). The experimental work was mainly done in National University of Singapore and we also appreciate the useful discussion with Prof. Hua Chun Zeng of the National University of Singapore about this work.

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