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Hunting for Monolayer Boron Nitride: Optical and Raman Signatures
Small · 2011 · Vol. 7(4) · pp. 465–468
Roman V. Gorbachev✉(University of Manchester)Ibtsam Riaz(University of Manchester)Rahul R. Nair(University of Manchester)Rashid Jalil(University of Manchester)Liam Britnell(University of Manchester)Branson D. Belle(University of Manchester)Ernie W. Hill(University of Manchester)Kostya S. Novoselov(University of Manchester)Kenji Watanabe(National Institute for Materials Science)Takashi Taniguchi(National Institute for Materials Science)Andre K. Geim(University of Manchester)Peter Blake(University of Manchester)
Abstract
The identification of single- and few-layer boron nitride is described. Its optical contrast is much smaller than that of graphene, but even monolayers are discernable by optimizing viewing conditions. The number of layers in thicker crystals can be counted by exploiting an integer-step increase in the Raman intensity and optical contrast.
Graphene research and applicationsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research2D Materials and ApplicationsMonolayerRaman spectroscopyBoron nitrideBoronRaman scatteringAnalytical Chemistry (journal)
MeSH terms
Boron CompoundsMicroscopySpectrum Analysis, RamanNanostructures
Funding
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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