Synthesis of Jumbo-size Single Crystalline Bi2Se3 Nanoplates and Nanoribbons by Vapor Transportation

doi:10.15541/jim20140087

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Low-dimensional Bi₂Se₃nanomaterials were discovered to be new three-dimensional (3D) topological insulators (TIs) recently, which have broad application prospect in the field of microelectronic devices and sensors. Single crystalline Bi₂Se₃nanoplates (NPs) and nanoribbons (NRs) with jumbo size were synthesized in the vacuum quartz tube via vapor transportation. The crystal structure, composition and morphology of the as-prepared Bi₂Se₃NPs and NRs were analyzed by XRD, EDS, Raman and SEM. It is found that both of the two specimens are well-crystallized in the direction of {001} with a high purity. Bi₂Se₃NPs have a large lateral size of 15-180 μm, while Bi₂Se₃NRs have a large length of 860 μm and a width of about 5 μm. Besides, the probable growth mechanism is proposed based on the analysis of the SEM images of Bi₂Se₃NPs and NRs prepared at different temperatures and the binding energy difference along different directions. Bi₂Se₃ has a quicker growth speed along <001> and directions in relatively high temperature to form single crystalline NPs with large lateral size, while it grows faster along direction in lower temperature to get single crystalline NRs with large length. All these results not only improve the preparation process of Bi₂Se₃nanomaterials with jumbo size, but also promote the commercial use in the field of microelectronic devices.

Key words: vapor transportation, Bi2Se3 nanoplates, Bi2Se3 nanoribbons

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LI Xiao-Shuai, WANG Zeng-Mei, ZHU Ming-Fang, WANG Shan-Peng, TAO Xu-Tang, LU Jun, CHEN Xing-Tao, XU Jia-Le. Synthesis of Jumbo-size Single Crystalline Bi₂Se₃Nanoplates and Nanoribbons by Vapor Transportation[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2014, 29(11): 1199-1203.

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Fig. 1 Schematic of experimental setup for the synthesis of Bi2Se3 nanoplates and nanoribbons with vapor transportation Ⅰ: 700℃; Ⅱ: 350℃-450℃

Fig. 2 Bulk Bi2Se3 synthesized by vacuum melting at high temperature

Fig. 3 XRD patterns of bulk Bi2Se3, Bi2Se3 nanoplates and Bi2Se3 nanoribbons

Fig. 4 EDS spectra of Bi2Se3 nanoplates (a) and Bi2Se3 nanoribbons (b)

Fig. 5 Raman spectra of bulk Bi2Se3, Bi2Se3 nanoplates and Bi2Se3 nanoribbons

Fig. 6 SEM images of Bi2Se3 nanoplates (a-d) and Bi2Se3 nanoribbons (e-h) at different magnifications

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