Nanoscale,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 5941 - 5959
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Two-dimensional
(2D)
van
der
Waals
(vdW)
materials,
including
graphene,
hexagonal
boron
nitride
(hBN),
and
metal
dichalcogenides
(MCs),
form
the
basis
of
modern
electronics
optoelectronics
due
to
their
unique
electronic
structure,
chemical
activity,
mechanical
strength.
Despite
many
proof-of-concept
demonstrations
so
far,
fully
realize
large-scale
practical
applications,
especially
in
devices,
wafer-scale
single
crystal
atomically
thin
highly
uniform
films
are
indispensable.
In
this
minireview,
we
present
an
overview
on
strategies
highlight
recent
significant
advances
toward
synthesis
hBN,
MC
2D
films.
Currently,
there
five
distinct
routes
synthesize
vdW
films:
(i)
nucleation-controlled
growth
by
suppressing
nucleation
density,
(ii)
unidirectional
alignment
multiple
epitaxial
nuclei
seamless
coalescence,
(iii)
self-collimation
randomly
oriented
grains
a
molten
metal,
(iv)
surface
diffusion
self-planarization
(v)
seed-mediated
vertical
epitaxy.
Finally,
challenges
that
need
be
addressed
future
studies
have
also
been
described.
IEEE Sensors Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(13), P. 20289 - 20311
Published: May 17, 2024
The
advent
of
the
5G
era
means
that
concepts
robot,
VR/AR,
UAV,
smart
home,
healthcare
based
on
IoT
(Internet
Things)
have
gradually
entered
human
life.
Since
then,
intelligent
life
has
become
dominant
direction
social
development.
Humidity
sensors,
as
humidity
detection
tools,
not
only
convey
comfort
living
environment,
but
also
display
great
significance
in
fields
meteorology,
medicine,
agriculture
and
industry.
Graphene-based
materials
exhibit
tremendous
potential
sensing
owing
to
their
ultra-high
specific
surface
area
excellent
electron
mobility
under
room
temperature
for
application
sensing.
This
review
begins
with
introduction
examples
various
synthesis
strategies
graphene,
followed
by
device
structure
working
mechanism
graphene-based
sensor.
In
addition,
several
different
structural
design
methods
graphene
are
summarized,
demonstrating
can
optimize
performance
bring
significant
advantages
Finally,
key
challenges
hindering
further
development
practical
high-performance
sensors
discussed,
presenting
future
perspectives.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(49)
Published: Aug. 3, 2023
Abstract
The
past
decade
has
marked
a
renewed
interest
in
borazines
and
BN‐doped
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbons.
This
is
predominantly
because
of
new
advances
that
have
highlighted
their
potential
various
applications,
including
gas
separation
storage,
organic
(opto)electronics,
catalysis,
as
supramolecular
systems.
review
gives
critical
overview
the
most
significant
approaches
to
synthesis
(substituted)
B
3
N
motifs
focuses
on
discussion
those
borazine‐doped
carbon
structures
been
developed
for
use
materials
science
applications.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(36)
Published: July 12, 2023
The
success
of
state-of-the-art
electronics
and
optoelectronics
relies
heavily
on
the
capability
to
fabricate
semiconductor
single-crystal
wafers.
However,
conventional
epitaxial
growth
strategy
for
inorganic
wafers
is
invalid
growing
organic
single
crystals
due
lack
lattice-matched
substrates
intricate
nucleation
behaviors,
severely
impeding
advancement
electronics.
Here,
an
anchored
crystal-seed
method
wafer-scale
2D
developed
first
time.
crystal
seed
firmly
viscous
liquid
surface,
ensuring
steady
from
seed.
atomically
flat
surface
effectively
eliminates
disturbance
substrate
defects
greatly
enhances
crystals.
Using
this
approach,
a
few-layer
bis(triethylsilythynyl)-anthradithphene
(Dif-TES-ADT)
formed,
yielding
breakthrough
field-effect
transistors
with
high
reliable
mobility
up
8.6
cm2
V-1
s-1
ultralow
variable
coefficient
8.9%.
This
work
opens
new
avenue
high-performance
Nanoscale,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 5941 - 5959
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Two-dimensional
(2D)
van
der
Waals
(vdW)
materials,
including
graphene,
hexagonal
boron
nitride
(hBN),
and
metal
dichalcogenides
(MCs),
form
the
basis
of
modern
electronics
optoelectronics
due
to
their
unique
electronic
structure,
chemical
activity,
mechanical
strength.
Despite
many
proof-of-concept
demonstrations
so
far,
fully
realize
large-scale
practical
applications,
especially
in
devices,
wafer-scale
single
crystal
atomically
thin
highly
uniform
films
are
indispensable.
In
this
minireview,
we
present
an
overview
on
strategies
highlight
recent
significant
advances
toward
synthesis
hBN,
MC
2D
films.
Currently,
there
five
distinct
routes
synthesize
vdW
films:
(i)
nucleation-controlled
growth
by
suppressing
nucleation
density,
(ii)
unidirectional
alignment
multiple
epitaxial
nuclei
seamless
coalescence,
(iii)
self-collimation
randomly
oriented
grains
a
molten
metal,
(iv)
surface
diffusion
self-planarization
(v)
seed-mediated
vertical
epitaxy.
Finally,
challenges
that
need
be
addressed
future
studies
have
also
been
described.
