2022/08/03 by Preeti Lata Mahapatra, A.K. Singh, Mahapatra, Preeti Lata +19 · 3 citations
Materials Science · #2D Materials and Applications #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #Dielectric properties of ceramics #FOS: Physical sciences #MXene and MAX Phase Materials #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2208.02375
openalex publication_date 2022/08/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In the last decade, the materials community has been exploring new 2D materials (graphene, metallene, TMDs, TMCs, MXene, among others) that have unique physical and chemical properties. Recently, a new family of 2D materials, the so-called 2D silicates, have been proposed. They are predicted to exhibit exciting properties (such as high catalytic activity, piezoelectricity, and 2D magnetism). In the current work, we demonstrate a generic approach to the synthesis of large-scale 2D silicates from selected minerals, such as Diopside (d). Different experimental techniques were used to confirm the existence of the 2D structures (named 2D-d-silicates). DFT simulations were also used to gain insight into the structural features and energy harvesting mechanisms (flexoelectric response generating voltage up to 10 V). The current approach is completely general and can be utilized for large-scale synthesis of 2D silicates and their derivatives, whose large-scale syntheses have been elusive.