Semiconducting Black Phosphorus: From 2D Nanomaterial to Emerging 3D Architecture

Black phosphorus (BP)-based two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are used as components in practical industrial applications in biomedicine, electronics, and photonics. There is a need to controllably shape engineered scalable structures of 2D BP building blocks, and their assembly/organization is desired for the formation of three-dimensional (3D) forms such as macro and hybrid architectures, as it is expected that these architectures will deliver even better materials performance in applications. Semiconducting Black Phosphorus: From 2D Nanomaterial to Emerging 3D Architecture provides an overview of the various synthetic strategies for 2D BP single-layer nanomaterials, their scalable synthesis, properties, and assemblies into 3D architecture. The book

covers defect engineering and physical properties of black phosphorous;

describes different strategies for the development of 2D nanostructures of BP with other species such as polymers, organic molecules, and other inorganic materials;

offers a comparative study of 3D BP structures with other 3D architectures such as dichalcogenides (TMDs, graphene, and boron nitride); and

discusses in detail applications of 3D macrostructures of BP in various fields such as energy, biomedical, and catalysis.

This is an essential reference for researchers and advanced students in materials science and chemical, optoelectronic, and electrical engineering.

Han Zhang received his B.S. degree from Wuhan University in 2006 and Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University in 2010. His current research is on the ultrafast and nonlinear photonics of two-dimensional materials. He is currently the director of Shenzhen Key Laboratory of 2D Materials and Devices and Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University. Google Scholar h-index >= 81, total citations >= 24,500, ESI highly cited papers (52) and hot papers (6).

Dr. Nasir Mahmood Abbasi received his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Karachi, Pakistan, and PhD in Chemical Engineering with focus on nanoscale materials from Zhejiang University, China. Currently, he is working as a postdoc fellow in the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering at Shenzhen University. His research interests include heterostructures and the macro-assemblies of two-dimensional materials for their applications in energy, healthcare, and electronics.

Bing Wang received her PhD degree in Physics from Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) in 2007. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University. Her scientific research concentrates on 2D semiconductor optoelectronic properties and applications.