Graphene is used as a capping sheet to synthesize 2D gallium nitride by means of migration-enhanced encapsulation growth. This technique may allow the stabilization of 2D materials that are not amenable to synthesis by traditional methods.
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Koratkar, N. Two-dimensional gallium nitride. Nature Mater 15, 1153–1154 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4740
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