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Tomáš Hartman1, Jiří Šturala1, Jan Luxa1
1Department of Inorganic Chemistry, UCT Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Dejvice, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
Two-dimensional materials attract enormous attention across several scientific fields. The current demands in nano- and optoelectronics, semiconductors, or in catalysis have been accelerating the research process in the field of 2D materials. Among the 14th group 2D materials besides graphene and silicene, layered germanium represents a promising candidate for another class of materials, and its functionalization represents a way to tune either its electronic or optical properties. Here, the exfoliation and functionalization of germanane surface is achieved via abstraction of hydrogen from Ge-H bond and its subsequent alkylation utilizing n-alkyl halides or trifluoromethyl (CF3) group containing benzyl halides. Composition of materials is confirmed by several methods including FT-IR, Raman, X-ray photoelectron, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy as well as X-ray powder diffraction. Scanning and transmission electron spectroscopy is used to reveal the layered morphology of functionalized germananes.
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