Preparation of a Large Amount of Ultrathin Graphdiyne

Abstract

We report a facile strategy to prepare a large amount of ultrathin graphdiyne (GDY) with good crystallinity in the mixture of oil-water systems. By simply mixing the solution of GDY monomer in CHCl₃ and the copper acetate solution as a catalyst in water and stirring at room temperature, ultrathin GDY films with a thickness of ∼4 nm were obtained in a yield of 95 %. This work provides a feasible path for the substantial preparation of GDY films and may pave the way to the development of substantial preparation of the GDY materials.

Keywords: carbon; graphdiyne; interfacial synthesis; two phases; two-dimensional materials.