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Jiří David¹, František Jeřábek¹, Pavel Procházka^1,2

¹Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic.

|January 22, 2025

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Researchers discovered how blue phosphorene forms on copper surfaces. Initially, copper phosphide appears, transforming into blue phosphorene and then ordered phosphorus clusters, revealing a novel growth mechanism for 2D materials.

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2D materials copper phosphide growth mode phase transformation phosphorene

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Materials Science
Surface Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

Blue phosphorene, a 2D allotrope of phosphorus, is synthesized on metal surfaces.
The formation mechanisms of phosphorene structures on substrates like Cu(111) are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the time evolution of surface structure and morphology during phosphorus deposition on Cu(111).
To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of blue phosphorene formation on metal surfaces.

Main Methods:

In situ ultrahigh vacuum low-energy electron microscopy (UHV-LEEM)
In vacuo scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)

Main Results:

Phosphorus deposition on Cu(111) initially forms copper phosphide structures due to intermixing.
As phosphorus concentration increases, copper phosphide transforms into a blue phosphorene layer.
Highly ordered phosphorus clusters self-assemble and grow into multilayer islands on the blue phosphorene layer.
The transformation is attributed to a high concentration of P2 dimers.

Conclusions:

A growth mode for blue phosphorene on strongly interacting substrates has been identified.
This mechanism involves an intermediary phosphide phase and is driven by P2 dimers.
The findings provide direct evidence for a pathway to flat 2D material layers on reactive surfaces.