Journal article
Atomically thin TiO2 nanosheets synthesized using liquid metal chemistry.
Turki Alkathiri, Nripen Dhar, Azmira Jannat, Nitu Syed, Md Mohiuddin, Manal MYA Alsaif, Robi S Datta, Kibret A Messalea, Bao Yue Zhang, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Aaron Elbourne, Naresh Pillai, Jian Zhen Ou, Ali Zavabeti, Torben Daeneke
Chemical Communications | Royal Society of Chemistry | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01456g
Abstract
The library of true two-dimensional materials is limited since many transition metal compounds are not stratified and can thus not be easily isolated as nanosheets. Here, micron-sized ultrathin rutile TiO2 nanosheets featuring uniform thickness (2 ± 0.5 nm) with dielectric constant (ε⊥ = 24) have been synthesized via a liquid metal synthesis strategy.
Grants
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the facilities and scientific and technical assistance of the RMIT MicroNano Research Facility (MNRF) and the RMIT Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility (RMMF). T. A. acknowledges Albaha University for his PhD scholarship and financial support. T. D. acknowledges the Australian Research Council (ARC) for financial support (DE190100100). T. D, T. A. and J. Z. O. Acknowledge support from the ARC (CE170100039).