Abstract
Black phosphorus (BP), a rediscovered one-element two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, has been intensively explored in the past few years. Of particular interest is its single-layer structure, called phosphorene. Understanding the chemistry of BP can substantially help in the development of BP-based practical devices. This chapter provides an overview of various aspects of BP chemistry.
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Abbreviations
- 2D:
-
Two-dimensional
- AFM:
-
Atomic force microscopy
- ARPES:
-
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
- BE:
-
Binding energy
- BCS:
-
Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer
- BP:
-
Black phosphorus
- h-BN:
-
Hexagonal boron nitride
- PDI:
-
Perylene bisimide
- PL:
-
Photoluminescence
- RP:
-
Red phosphorus
- RPA:
-
Random phase approximation
- TCNQ:
-
Tetracyano-p-quinodimethane
- TMD:
-
Transition metal dichalcogenide
- TOF-ND:
-
Time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction
- vdW:
-
Van der Waals
- VP:
-
Violet Phosphorus
- WF:
-
Wave function
- WP:
-
White phosphorus
- ZT:
-
The highest figure of merit
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Ghashghaee, M., Ghambarian, M., Azizi, Z. (2020). Chemistry of Black Phosphorus. In: Inamuddin, Boddula, R., Asiri, A. (eds) Black Phosphorus. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29555-4_3
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