Bridging ligand replacement in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, ZIF-8 and ZIF-67, by 1,2,3-triazole was investigated. A complete substitution of 2-methylimidazole by 1,2,3-triazole resulted in a topological transformation of the parent framework from a sodalite (SOD) network to a diamond (DIA) network.
Organic–inorganic
hybrid perovskites have attracted increased interest owing to their
exceptional optoelectronic properties and promising applications.
Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), such as tungsten
disulfide (WS2), are also intriguing because of their unique
optoelectronic properties and their atomically thin and flexible structures.
Therefore, the combination of these different types of materials is
very attractive in terms of fundamental science of interface interaction,
as well as for the realization of ultrathin optoelectronic devices
with high performance. Here, we demonstrate the controlled synthesis
of two-dimensional (2D) perovskite/WS2 heterostructures
by an all vapor-phase growth approach. This involves the chemical
vapor deposition (CVD) growth of monolayer WS2, followed
by the vapor-phase selective deposition of 2D PbI2 onto
the WS2 with the successive conversion of PbI2 to organic–inorganic perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3). Moreover, the selective growth of the perovskite
on prepatterned WS2 enables the direct synthesis of patterned
heterostructures, avoiding any damage to the perovskite. The photodetectors
utilizing the perovskite/WS2 heterostructure show increased
responsivities compared with isolated thin perovskite obtained by
conventional solution methods. The integration of 2D perovskite with
TMDCs opens a new avenue to fabricate advanced devices by combining
their unique properties and overcoming current processing difficulties
of perovskites.
The design and fabrication of anhydrous proton exchange membranes are critically important for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) operating between 100 and 200 °C. Herein, we demonstrate a novel proton conducting membrane consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly (2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid) (PAMPS) and 1,2,4-Triazole, which was fabricated by physical blending, casting and solvent evaporation techniques. The in-situ chemical cross-linking was performed by glutaraldehyde (GA) to improve the water management of the membranes. The molecular structure of the membranes and intermolecular interactions between the constituents were confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The surface and cross-section morphologies of the membranes were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The thermal stability performance of the membranes was studied with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). In order to determine the physico-chemical properties of the membranes, water uptake (WU), dimensional change and ion exchange capacity (IEC) tests were carried out. The proton conductivities of composite membranes increase with the temperature and the temperature dependencies exhibit an
Having a direct optical band gap, monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanosheets have attracted great attention due to their exceptional optical properties and potential applications in spintronics and valleytronics. Recently, the stacking configuration of layered materials has been proved to offer an additional degree of freedom to control their physical properties. Unique physical properties, such as interlayer excitons and superconductivity, have been observed in homobilayers of TMDs by controlling their stacking orientation. Here, we use artificial stackings of chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-grown tungsten disulfide (WS 2 ) to fabricate homobilayers with various stacking angles. The artificial stacks showed a 60°periodic change of their photoluminescence (PL) spectra with the stacking angle. An additional low-energy PL peak was observed for the low-angle stacked bilayers, which was revealed by electro-optical measurements to originate in the indirect intralayer exciton relaxation. In addition, we found the high optical quality of our CVD-grown WS 2 to be a key factor in observing the intrinsic exciton dynamics free from defect-induced localized excitons. Our work sheds light on the controlled modulation of the optical properties of TMD homobilayers by tuning the stacking of high-quality monolayers.
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