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Scalable high yield exfoliation for monolayer nanosheets

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  • Zhuyuan Wang

    (Monash University)

  • Xue Yan

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Qinfu Hou

    (Monash University)

  • Yue Liu

    (Monash University)

  • Xiangkang Zeng

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Yuan Kang

    (Monash University)

  • Wang Zhao

    (Monash University)

  • Xuefeng Li

    (Monash University)

  • Shi Yuan

    (Monash University)

  • Ruosang Qiu

    (Monash University)

  • Md Hemayet Uddin

    (Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication)

  • Ruoxin Wang

    (Monash University)

  • Yun Xia

    (Monash University)

  • Meipeng Jian

    (Monash University)

  • Yan Kang

    (Vontron Membrane Technology Co. Ltd.)

  • Li Gao

    (South East Water Corporation)

  • Songmiao Liang

    (Vontron Membrane Technology Co. Ltd.)

  • Jefferson Zhe Liu

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Huanting Wang

    (Monash University)

  • Xiwang Zhang

    (Monash University
    The University of Queensland)

Abstract

Although two-dimensional (2D) materials have grown into an extended family that accommodates hundreds of members and have demonstrated promising advantages in many fields, their practical applications are still hindered by the lack of scalable high-yield production of monolayer products. Here, we show that scalable production of monolayer nanosheets can be achieved by a facile ball-milling exfoliation method with the assistance of viscous polyethyleneimine (PEI) liquid. As a demonstration, graphite is effectively exfoliated into graphene nanosheets, achieving a high monolayer percentage of 97.9% at a yield of 78.3%. The universality of this technique is also proven by successfully exfoliating other types of representative layered materials with different structures, such as carbon nitride, covalent organic framework, zeolitic imidazolate framework and hexagonal boron nitride. This scalable exfoliation technique for monolayer nanosheets could catalyze the synthesis and industrialization of 2D nanosheet materials.

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  • Zhuyuan Wang & Xue Yan & Qinfu Hou & Yue Liu & Xiangkang Zeng & Yuan Kang & Wang Zhao & Xuefeng Li & Shi Yuan & Ruosang Qiu & Md Hemayet Uddin & Ruoxin Wang & Yun Xia & Meipeng Jian & Yan Kang & Li Ga, 2023. "Scalable high yield exfoliation for monolayer nanosheets," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-35569-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35569-8
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