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Front. Optoelectron.    2023, Vol. 16 Issue (4) : 35    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-023-00091-2
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Study of the growth mechanism of a self-assembled and ordered multi-dimensional heterojunction at atomic resolution
Zunyu Liu1, Chaoyu Zhao2,4, Shuangfeng Jia3, Weiwei Meng3, Pei Li3, Shuwen Yan1, Yongfa Cheng1, Jinshui Miao4, Lei Zhang2(), Yihua Gao1, Jianbo Wang3, Luying Li1()
1. Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
2. Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430061, China
3. Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures and the Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
4. State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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Abstract

Multi-dimensional heterojunction materials have attracted much attention due to their intriguing properties, such as high efficiency, wide band gap regulation, low dimensional limitation, versatility and scalability. To further improve the performance of materials, researchers have combined materials with various dimensions using a wide variety of techniques. However, research on growth mechanism of such composite materials is still lacking. In this paper, the growth mechanism of multidimensional heterojunction composite material is studied using quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) antimonene and quasione-dimensional (quasi-1D) antimony sulfide as examples. These are synthesized by a simple thermal injection method. It is observed that the consequent nanorods are oriented along six-fold symmetric directions on the nanoplate, forming ordered quasi-1D/quasi-2D heterostructures. Comprehensive transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterizations confirm the chemical information and reveal orientational relationship between Sb2S3 nanorods and the Sb nanoplate as substrate. Further density functional theory calculations indicate that interfacial binding energy is the primary deciding factor for the self-assembly of ordered structures. These details may fill the gaps in the research on multi-dimensional composite materials with ordered structures, and promote their future versatile applications.
Keywords Multi-dimensional composite materials      Ordered heterostructures      Self-assembly      Growth mechanism     
Corresponding Author(s): Lei Zhang,Luying Li   
Issue Date: 24 November 2023
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Zunyu Liu,Chaoyu Zhao,Shuangfeng Jia, et al. Study of the growth mechanism of a self-assembled and ordered multi-dimensional heterojunction at atomic resolution[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2023, 16(4): 35.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foe/EN/Y2023/V16/I4/35
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