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Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures

Patanè, Amalia; Felton, James; Blundo, Elena; Kudrynskyi, Zakhar; Ling, Sanliang; Bradford, Jonathan; Pettinari, Giorgio; Cooper, Timothy; Wadge, Matthew; Kovalyuk, Zakhar; Polimeni, Antonio; Beton, Peter; Grant, David; Walker, Gavin; Patane, Amalia

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Authors

Amalia Patanè

James Felton

Elena Blundo

ZAKHAR KUDRYNSKYI ZAKHAR.KUDRYNSKYI@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Nottingham Research Anne Mclaren Fellows

Giorgio Pettinari

Timothy Cooper

Zakhar Kovalyuk

Antonio Polimeni

PETER BETON peter.beton@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Physics

DAVID GRANT DAVID.GRANT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Materials Science

Gavin Walker



Abstract

The family of van der Waals (vdW) materials is large and diverse with applications ranging from electronics and optoelectronics to catalysis and chemical storage. However, despite intensive research, there remains significant knowledge-gaps pertaining to their properties and interactions. One such gap is the interaction between these materials and hydrogen, a potentially vital future energy vector and ubiquitous processing gas in the semiconductor industry. This work reports on the interaction of hydrogen with the vdW semiconductor SnS2, where molecular hydrogen (H2) and H-ions induce a controlled chemical conversion into semiconducting-SnS or to β-Sn. This hydrogen-driven reaction is facilitated by the different oxidation states of Sn and is successfully applied to form SnS2/SnS heterostructures with uniform layers, atomically flat interfaces and well-aligned crystallographic axes. This approach is scalable and offers a route for engineering materials at the nanoscale for semiconductor technologies based on the earth-abundant elements Sn and S, a promising result for a wide range of potential applications.

Citation

Patanè, A., Felton, J., Blundo, E., Kudrynskyi, Z., Ling, S., Bradford, J., …Patane, A. (2022). Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures. Small, 18(33), Article 2202661. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202202661

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 4, 2022
Online Publication Date Jul 21, 2022
Publication Date Aug 18, 2022
Deposit Date Jul 6, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Small
Print ISSN 1613-6810
Electronic ISSN 1613-6829
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 33
Article Number 2202661
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202202661
Keywords Biomaterials; Biotechnology; General Materials Science; General Chemistry
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8851697
Publisher URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202202661

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