Issue 46, 2022

Nucleation and growth of stacking-dependent nanopores in bilayer h-BN

Abstract

The nucleation and growth of well-defined nanopores are presented under electron irradiation in h-BN bilayers with various stacking angles. The pores are initiated by the formation of boron vacancies in each basal layer, and then evolve into either triangular or hexagonal pores, which is dependent on the relative rotation between BN layers. The result may shed light on the rational design and fabrication of nanopores.

Graphical abstract: Nucleation and growth of stacking-dependent nanopores in bilayer h-BN

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Sep 2022
Accepted
12 Nov 2022
First published
14 Nov 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 17182-17187

Nucleation and growth of stacking-dependent nanopores in bilayer h-BN

T. Xu, Y. Tu, Y. Zhu, Y. Shen, K. Yin and L. Sun, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 17182 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR05311J

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