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Jan Plutnar1, Zdeněk Sofer1, Martin Pumera1,2,3
1Center for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague Technická 5 Prague 6 166 28 Czech Republic martin.pumera@vscht.cz www.twitter.com/PumeraGroup.
RSC Advances
|May 6, 2022
Summary
Black phosphorus readily oxidizes, a trait leveraged to modify its surface. Researchers decorated black phosphorus (BP) particles with nickel, palladium, and platinum for advanced material applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Surface Chemistry
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Black phosphorus (BP) exhibits susceptibility to ambient surface oxidation.
- This oxidation tendency is typically viewed as a material limitation.
- However, BP's reductive properties offer opportunities for surface modification and composite material synthesis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the utilization of black phosphorus's oxidation-prone nature for surface functionalization.
- To develop a general method for modifying black phosphorus surfaces with metals and their compounds.
- To prepare black phosphorus-based composite materials with tailored properties.
Main Methods:
- Decoration of black phosphorus (BP) particles with nickel, palladium, and platinum.
- Utilizing BP's reductive properties to form metal phosphides or metallic deposits.
- Formation of metal deposits as continuous films or discrete nanoparticles on BP surfaces.
Main Results:
- Successfully decorated black phosphorus particles with nickel, palladium, and platinum.
- Achieved metal deposits in both phosphide and metallic forms.
- Demonstrated the formation of deposits as films or nanoparticles.
- Established a versatile method for metal modification of black phosphorus.
Conclusions:
- The inherent oxidation susceptibility of black phosphorus can be advantageously employed for surface modification.
- A general method for decorating black phosphorus with various metals (Ni, Pd, Pt) and their compounds has been established.
- This approach enables the creation of functionalized black phosphorus materials for diverse applications.
