Two-dimensional (2D) magnets with intrinsic ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic (FM/AFM) ordering are highly desirable for future spintronic devices. However, the direct growth of their crystals is in its infancy. Here we report a chemical vapor deposition approach to controllably grow layered tetragonal and non-layered hexagonal FeTe nanoplates with their thicknesses down to 3.6 and 2.8 nm, respectively. Moreover, transport measurements reveal these obtained FeTe nanoflakes show a thickness-dependent magnetic transition. Antiferromagnetic tetragonal FeTe with the Néel temperature (
T
N
) gradually decreases from 70 to 45 K as the thickness declines from 32 to 5 nm. And ferromagnetic hexagonal FeTe is accompanied by a drop of the Curie temperature (
T
C
) from 220 K (30 nm) to 170 K (4 nm). Theoretical calculations indicate that the ferromagnetic order in hexagonal FeTe is originated from its concomitant lattice distortion and Stoner instability. This study highlights its potential applications in future spintronic devices.
Heterostructures consisting of distinct components have attracted considerable attention due to their unique properties and promising applications in catalysis enabled by the synergistic effect among different components. [1][2][3][4][5] Since phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) provides various strategies to rationally design and synthesize nanomaterials with novel crystal phases, [6] the delicate modu lation of crystal phases of each component in heterostructures with diverse morpho logies becomes possible, which is of great importance to realize tunable physical and chemical properties and enhanced perfor mances. In addition to controlling their compositions, morphologies, architec tures, facets, sizes, and dimensionalities, tremendous efforts have been devoted to constructing heterostructures con sisting of different phases during recent years. For example, highly luminescent CdSe/CdS heterostructure with tetrapod Phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN) offers a promising route to rationally tune the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials and further enhance their performance in various applications. However, it remains a great challenge to construct well-defined crystalline@amorphous core-shell heterostructured nanomaterials with the same chemical components. Herein, the synthesis of binary (Pd-P) crystalline@amorphous heterostructured nanoplates using Cu 3−χ P nanoplates as templates, via cation exchange, is reported. The obtained nanoplate possesses a crystalline core and an amorphous shell with the same elemental components, referred to as c-Pd-P@a-Pd-P. Moreover, the obtained c-Pd-P@a-Pd-P nanoplates can serve as templates to be further alloyed with Ni, forming ternary (Pd-Ni-P) crystalline@amorphous heterostructured nanoplates, referred to as c-Pd-Ni-P@a-Pd-Ni-P. The atomic content of Ni in the c-Pd-Ni-P@a-Pd-Ni-P nanoplates can be tuned in the range from 9.47 to 38.61 at%. When used as a catalyst, the c-Pd-Ni-P@a-Pd-Ni-P nanoplates with 9.47 at% Ni exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity toward ethanol oxidation, showing a high mass current density up to 3.05 A mg Pd −1 , which is 4.5 times that of the commercial Pd/C catalyst (0.68 A mg Pd −1 ).
Phase engineering of nanomaterials
(PEN) enables the preparation
of metal nanomaterials with unconventional phases that are different
from their thermodynamically stable counterparts. These unconventional-phase
nanomaterials can serve as templates to construct precisely controlled metallic heterostructures
for wide applications. Nevertheless, how the unconventional phase
of templates affects the nucleation and growth of secondary metals
still requires systematic explorations. Here, two-dimensional (2D)
square-like Au nanosheets with an unconventional 2H/face-centered
cubic (fcc) heterophase, composing of two pairs of
opposite edges with 2H/fcc heterophase and fcc phase, respectively, and two 2H/fcc heterophase basal planes, are prepared and then used as templates
to grow one-dimensional (1D) Rh nanorods. The effect of different
phases in different regions of the Au templates on the overgrowth
of Rh nanorods has been systematically investigated. By tuning the
reaction conditions, three types of 1D/2D Rh–Au heterostructures
are prepared. In the type A heterostructure, Rh nanorods only grow
on the fcc defects including stacking faults and/or
twin boundaries (denoted as fcc-SF/T) and 2H phases
in two 2H/fcc edges of the Au nanosheet. In the type
B heterostructure, Rh nanorods grow on the fcc-SF/T
and 2H phases in two 2H/fcc edges and two 2H/fcc basal planes of the Au nanosheet. In the type C heterostructure,
Rh nanorods grow on four edges and two basal planes of the Au nanosheet.
Furthermore, the type C heterostructure shows promising performance
toward the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic
media, which is among the best reported Rh-based and other noble-metal-based
HER electrocatalysts.
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