Morphotaxial Halogenation of Solution-Processed Two-Dimensional Indium Selenide.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 40091587.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05922 and PMC identifier 11951151.
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Abstract
Morphotaxy, a process by which a 2D material is chemically modified while retaining its original physical dimensions, is an emerging strategy for synthesizing unconventional materials at the atomically thin limit. Morphotaxy is typically implemented by vapor-phase reactions on mechanically exfoliated or vapor-deposited 2D van der Waals (vdW) materials. Here we report a method for converting solution-processed films of 2D InSe into InI<sub>2</sub> and InBr<sub>2</sub> using dilute I<sub>2</sub> and Br<sub>2</sub> solutions, respectively. The converted materials retain the physical dimensions of the original 2D flakes, providing access to non-vdW indium halides in ultrathin form. Liquid-phase exfoliation directly enables this morphotaxial reaction by producing nanosheets with high surface areas and introducing residual polyvinylpyrrolidone that stabilizes the flake morphology and slows the reactivity of I<sub>2</sub> and Br<sub>2</sub>. Overall, this work presents a versatile strategy for achieving atomically thin metal halides and offers mechanistic insights relevant to the morphotaxial halogenation of other solution-processed 2D materials.