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Nikolas Antonatos1, Jiří Šturala1, Vlastimil Mazánek1
1Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
Black phosphorus (BP) has been among the most widely explored materials in recent years because of its exceptional properties. A vapor transport method using tin and iodide as mineralizers was used to synthesize large crystals which can be used for fundamental physical characterization including electrical and heat transport and heat capacity. This method is compared to other reported procedures (high-pressure crystal growth and mercury catalysis) which are broadly used and the most dominant procedures for the obtainment of bulk layered BP. In addition, we have investigated any possible impurities which could have been introduced by synthesis and their possible incorporation into BP and their influence on the physical properties of BP.
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