Research on two-dimensional(2D)materials is one of the most active fields in materials science and nanotechnology.Among the members of the 2D family,layered hydroxides(LHs)represent an exceptional case of study due to...Research on two-dimensional(2D)materials is one of the most active fields in materials science and nanotechnology.Among the members of the 2D family,layered hydroxides(LHs)represent an exceptional case of study due to their unparalleled chemical versatility which allows the modulation of their physicochemical properties at will.Nowadays,LHs based on earth-abundant metals are key materials in the areas of energy storage and conversion,hybrid materials or magnetism.α-Co hydroxides(Simonkolleite-like structures)are promising phases with tuneable electronic and magnetic properties by ligand modification.However,even in the simple case ofα-Co^(Ⅱ)hydroxychlorides,the preparation of well-defined large 2D crystals is not straightforward,hindering the development of fundamental studies.Herein,we present the synthesis of 2D hexagonal crystals with outstanding sizethickness relationship(diameter>5μm and thickness of 20±7 nm)by a simple homogeneous synthesis taking place at room temperature.In structural terms,no differences are observed between our layered materials and those obtained hydrothermally.However,dynamic susceptibility measurements alert about different arrangements of the magnetic sublattices,which have been rationalized with structural DFT calculations.This work provides an extremely easy bottom-up method to obtain high-quality 2D crystals based onα-CoIIhydroxides,paving the way for the development of fundamental studies and applications.展开更多
基金supported by the European Research Council(ERC Starting Grant No.2D-Pnicto Chem 804110)the Spanish MICINN(PID2019-111742GA-I00 and Unit of Excellence“María de Maeztu”CEX2019-000919-M)+2 种基金the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG(FLAG-ERA AB694/2-1)the Generalitat Valenciana(CIDEGENT/2018/001 and i Di FEDER/2018/061 co-financed by FEDER)CONICET for financial support and CNEA Computing Clusters for computer time(density functional theory calculations).
文摘Research on two-dimensional(2D)materials is one of the most active fields in materials science and nanotechnology.Among the members of the 2D family,layered hydroxides(LHs)represent an exceptional case of study due to their unparalleled chemical versatility which allows the modulation of their physicochemical properties at will.Nowadays,LHs based on earth-abundant metals are key materials in the areas of energy storage and conversion,hybrid materials or magnetism.α-Co hydroxides(Simonkolleite-like structures)are promising phases with tuneable electronic and magnetic properties by ligand modification.However,even in the simple case ofα-Co^(Ⅱ)hydroxychlorides,the preparation of well-defined large 2D crystals is not straightforward,hindering the development of fundamental studies.Herein,we present the synthesis of 2D hexagonal crystals with outstanding sizethickness relationship(diameter>5μm and thickness of 20±7 nm)by a simple homogeneous synthesis taking place at room temperature.In structural terms,no differences are observed between our layered materials and those obtained hydrothermally.However,dynamic susceptibility measurements alert about different arrangements of the magnetic sublattices,which have been rationalized with structural DFT calculations.This work provides an extremely easy bottom-up method to obtain high-quality 2D crystals based onα-CoIIhydroxides,paving the way for the development of fundamental studies and applications.
