In the realm of two-dimensional material frameworks, single-element graphene-like lattices, known as Xenes, pose several issues concerning their environmental stability, with implications for their use in technology transfer to a device layout. In this Discussion, we scrutinize the chemical reactivity of epitaxial silicene, taken as a case in point, in oxygen-rich environments. The oxidation of silicene is detailed by means of a photoemission spectroscopy study upon carefully dosing molecular oxygen under vacuum and subsequent exposure to ambient conditions, showing different chemical reactivity. We therefore propose a sequential Al2O3 encapsulation of silicene as a solution to face degradation, proving its effectiveness by virtue of the interaction between silicene and a silver substrate. Based on this method, we generalize our encapsulation scheme to a large number of metal-supported Xenes by taking into account the case of epitaxial phosphorene-on-gold.

Molle, A., Faraone, G., Lamperti, A., Chiappe, D., Cinquanta, E., Martella, C., et al. (2021). Stability and universal encapsulation of epitaxial Xenes. FARADAY DISCUSSIONS, 227(1 April 2021), 171-183 [10.1039/C9FD00121B].

Stability and universal encapsulation of epitaxial Xenes

Molle, Alessandro
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Faraone, Gabriele;Bonera, Emiliano;Scalise, Emilio;Grazianetti, Carlo
2021

Abstract

In the realm of two-dimensional material frameworks, single-element graphene-like lattices, known as Xenes, pose several issues concerning their environmental stability, with implications for their use in technology transfer to a device layout. In this Discussion, we scrutinize the chemical reactivity of epitaxial silicene, taken as a case in point, in oxygen-rich environments. The oxidation of silicene is detailed by means of a photoemission spectroscopy study upon carefully dosing molecular oxygen under vacuum and subsequent exposure to ambient conditions, showing different chemical reactivity. We therefore propose a sequential Al2O3 encapsulation of silicene as a solution to face degradation, proving its effectiveness by virtue of the interaction between silicene and a silver substrate. Based on this method, we generalize our encapsulation scheme to a large number of metal-supported Xenes by taking into account the case of epitaxial phosphorene-on-gold.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
2D materials, Xenes, silicene, encapsulation
English
30-dic-2019
2021
227
1 April 2021
171
183
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Molle, A., Faraone, G., Lamperti, A., Chiappe, D., Cinquanta, E., Martella, C., et al. (2021). Stability and universal encapsulation of epitaxial Xenes. FARADAY DISCUSSIONS, 227(1 April 2021), 171-183 [10.1039/C9FD00121B].
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