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Published on: September 18, 2018
Turn of the decade: versatility of 2D hexagonal boron nitride
Albert F Rigosi1, Antonio L Levy1, Michael R Snure2
1Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States.
Abstract:
The era of two-dimensional (2D) materials, in its current form, truly began at the time that graphene was first isolated just over 15 years ago. Shortly thereafter, the use of 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) had expanded in popularity, with use of the thin isolator permeating a significant number of fields in condensed matter and beyond. Due to the impractical nature of cataloguing every use or research pursuit, this review will cover ground in the following three subtopics relevant to this versatile material: growth, electrical measurements, and applications in optics and photonics. Through understanding how the material has been utilized, one may anticipate some of the exciting directions made possible by the research conducted up through the turn of this decade.
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