Black phosphorus with near-superhydrophobic properties and long-term stability in aqueous media

Peter D Matthews; Wisit Hirunpinyopas; Edward A Lewis; Jack R Brent; Paul D McNaughter; Niting Zeng; Andrew G Thomas; Paul O'Brien; Brian Derby; Mark A Bissett; Sarah J Haigh; Robert A W Dryfe; David J Lewis

doi:10.1039/C8CC01789A

Black phosphorus with near-superhydrophobic properties and long-term stability in aqueous media

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Apr 12;54(31):3831-3834. doi: 10.1039/C8CC01789A.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemical & Physical Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK. p.d.matthews@keele.ac.uk and School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
² School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK and National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, UK.
³ School of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. david.lewis-4@manchester.ac.uk.
⁴ School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
⁵ School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK and School of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. david.lewis-4@manchester.ac.uk.
⁶ National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, UK and School of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. david.lewis-4@manchester.ac.uk.

PMID: 29564428
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC01789A

Abstract

Black phosphorus is a two-dimensional material that has potential applications in energy storage, high frequency electronics and sensing, yet it suffers from instability in oxygenated and/or aqueous systems. Here we present the use of a polymeric stabilizer which prevents the degradation of nearly 68% of the material in aqueous media over the course of ca. 1 month.