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The catalytic and magnetic properties of molybdenum disulfide (MoS) are significantly enhanced by the presence of edge sites. One way to obtain a high density of edge sites in a two-dimensional (2D) film is by introducing porosity. However, the large-scale bottom-up synthesis of a porous 2D MoS film remains challenging and the correlation of growth conditions to the atomic structures of the edges is not well understood. Here, using molecular beam epitaxy, we prepare wafer-scale nanoporous MoS films under conditions of high Mo flux and study their catalytic and magnetic properties. Atomic-resolution electron microscopy imaging of the pores reveals two new types of reconstructed Mo-terminated edges, namely, a distorted 1T (DT) edge and the Mo-Klein edge. Nanoporous MoS films are magnetic up to 400 K, which is attributed to the presence of Mo-terminated edges with unpaired electrons, as confirmed by density functional theory calculation. The small hydrogen adsorption free energy at these Mo-terminated edges leads to excellent activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction.
Hexagonal
boron nitride (h-BN) was recently reported to display
single photon emission from ultraviolet to near-infrared range due
to the existence of defects. Single photon emission has potential
applications in quantum information processing and optoelectronics.
These findings trigger increasing research interests in h-BN defects,
such as revealing the nature of the defects. Here, we report another
intriguing defect property in h-BN, namely photoluminescence (PL)
upconversion (anti-Stokes process). The energy gain by the PL upconversion
is about 162 meV. The anomalous PL upconversion is attributed to optical
phonon absorption in the one-photon excitation process, based on excitation
power, excitation wavelength, and temperature-dependence investigations.
Possible constitutions of the defects are discussed from the results
of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) studies and theoretical
calculations. These findings show that defects in h-BN exhibit strong
defect-phonon coupling. The results from STEM and theoretical calculations
are beneficial for understanding the constitution of the h-BN defects.
Plasmonics has attracted tremendous interests for its ability to confine light into subwavelength dimensions, creating novel devices with unprecedented functionalities. New plasmonic materials are actively being searched, especially those with tunable plasmons and low loss in the visible–ultraviolet range. Such plasmons commonly occur in metals, but many metals have high plasmonic loss in the optical range, a main issue in current plasmonic research. Here, we discover an anomalous form of tunable correlated plasmons in a Mott-like insulating oxide from the Sr1−xNb1−yO3+δ family. These correlated plasmons have multiple plasmon frequencies and low loss in the visible–ultraviolet range. Supported by theoretical calculations, these plasmons arise from the nanometre-spaced confinement of extra oxygen planes that enhances the unscreened Coulomb interactions among charges. The correlated plasmons are tunable: they diminish as extra oxygen plane density or film thickness decreases. Our results open a path for plasmonics research in previously untapped insulating and strongly-correlated materials.
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