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Ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets prepared by original precursor method for photoelectrochemical photodetectors

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Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are widely used owing to their unique alternating anionic and cationic layered two-dimensional (2D) structures. However, studies on the preparation of 2D LDH nanosheets with uniform thickness and their photodetectors are limited. In this study, two novel ultrathin LDH (Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH) nanosheets are peeled off from precursor bimetallic phosphides through the original precursor method. Both Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets demonstrate a uniform thickness distribution with an average thickness of 3–4 nm, micron-level lateral sizes, and moderate bandgap. Owing to its broad light absorption range, hydrophilicity, and stability, Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets are applied for the first time in photoelectrochemical photodetectors, realizing a wide range of light detection from ultraviolet (365 nm) to visible light (635 nm). Moreover, the fabricated photodetectors exhibit excellent cycle stability, and the average photocurrent density shows no reduction after 70 days. Therefore, this study provides an effective method to prepare 2D Ca-In and Ca-Al LDH nanosheets with uniform thickness and photoelectric application prospects.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the State Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52130303), the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2016YFA0202302), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52103093 and 52173078), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2021M702424).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Yu Wang, Fulai Zhao, Yiyu Feng & Wei Feng

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Yiyu Feng & Wei Feng

  3. Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300350, China

    Yiyu Feng & Wei Feng

  4. Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

    Yiyu Feng

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Wang, Y., Zhao, F., Feng, Y. et al. Ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets prepared by original precursor method for photoelectrochemical photodetectors. Nano Res. 15, 9392–9401 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4778-4

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