Optimized Sonochemical Exfoliation of Bulk 6H-SiC for the Synthesis of Multi-Layered SiC Nanosheets.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a novel and rapid top-down synthesis method for the successful synthesis of few-layered 2D SiC is reported. Since the theoretical prediction of planar and stable 2D SiC with a direct bandgap, only a few experimental methods have overcome the challenging covalent sp³ hybridization of its bulk structure, unlike Van der Waals layered material bonding, making the synthesis of few-layered or mono-layered SiC more difficult due to the highly time- and energy-consuming methods. Moreover, correctly choosing between the more than 250 SiC polytypes increases the complexity of successful approaches to its 2D synthesis. This work reports, for the first time, multi-layered 2D SiC obtained using the wet ultrasonic probe sonochemical exfoliation method, reducing both the experim

SUBMITTER: Vazquez-Vazquez EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525759 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature