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Ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets prepared by original precursor method for photoelectrochemical photodetectors

Show Author's Information Yu Wang1,  Fulai Zhao1,  Yiyu Feng1,2,3,4,  Wei Feng1,2,3( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300072, China
Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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layered double hydroxides, thickness, precursor method, photoelectrochemical photodetectors, calculations
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Density functional theoryLayered semiconductorsNanosheetsNanostructured materialsPhotocurrents Semiconductor devices Thickness control
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Wang Y, Zhao F, Feng Y, et al. Ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets prepared by original precursor method for photoelectrochemical photodetectors. Nano Research, 2022, 15(10): 9392-9401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4778-4
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Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are widely used owing to their unique alternating anionic and cationic layered two-dimensional (2D) structures. However, studies on the preparation of 2D LDH nanosheets with uniform thickness and their photodetectors are limited. In this study, two novel ultrathin LDH (Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH) nanosheets are peeled off from precursor bimetallic phosphides through the original precursor method. Both Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets demonstrate a uniform thickness distribution with an average thickness of 3–4 nm, micron-level lateral sizes, and moderate bandgap. Owing to its broad light absorption range, hydrophilicity, and stability, Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets are applied for the first time in photoelectrochemical photodetectors, realizing a wide range of light detection from ultraviolet (365 nm) to visible light (635 nm). Moreover, the fabricated photodetectors exhibit excellent cycle stability, and the average photocurrent density shows no reduction after 70 days. Therefore, this study provides an effective method to prepare 2D Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets with uniform thickness and photoelectric application prospects.


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Ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets prepared by original precursor method for photoelectrochemical photodetectors

Show Author's information Yu Wang1, Fulai Zhao1, Yiyu Feng1,2,3,4, Wei Feng1,2,3( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300072, China
Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China

Abstract

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are widely used owing to their unique alternating anionic and cationic layered two-dimensional (2D) structures. However, studies on the preparation of 2D LDH nanosheets with uniform thickness and their photodetectors are limited. In this study, two novel ultrathin LDH (Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH) nanosheets are peeled off from precursor bimetallic phosphides through the original precursor method. Both Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets demonstrate a uniform thickness distribution with an average thickness of 3–4 nm, micron-level lateral sizes, and moderate bandgap. Owing to its broad light absorption range, hydrophilicity, and stability, Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets are applied for the first time in photoelectrochemical photodetectors, realizing a wide range of light detection from ultraviolet (365 nm) to visible light (635 nm). Moreover, the fabricated photodetectors exhibit excellent cycle stability, and the average photocurrent density shows no reduction after 70 days. Therefore, this study provides an effective method to prepare 2D Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets with uniform thickness and photoelectric application prospects.

Keywords: layered double hydroxides, thickness, precursor method, photoelectrochemical photodetectors, calculations

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Received: 20 June 2022
Revised: 13 July 2022
Accepted: 14 July 2022
Published: 05 August 2022
Issue date: October 2022

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This work was financially supported by the State Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52130303), the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2016YFA0202302), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52103093 and 52173078), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2021M702424).

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