In Situ Growth of Suspended Zirconene Islets Inside Graphene Pores

Rafael G. Mendes; Huy Quang Ta; Thomas Gemming; Heleen van Gog; Marijn A. van Huis; Alicja Bachmatiuk; Mark H. Rümmeli

doi:10.1002/adfm.202412889

In Situ Growth of Suspended Zirconene Islets Inside Graphene Pores

Rafael G. Mendes
, Huy Quang Ta
, Thomas Gemming
, Heleen van Gog
, Marijn A. van Huis
, Alicja Bachmatiuk
, Mark H. Rümmeli^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Sub Soft Condensed Matter

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Abstract

Experiments using a transmission electron microscope decomposed zirconium acetylacetonate with an electron beam, forming zirconium nanoparticles on graphene. Continued electron irradiation transformed these nanoparticles into atomically thick zirconium islets (zirconene islets) within the graphene lattice. The electron beam caused zirconium atom dislocations and vacancies that are rapidly refilled, a process repeating until the vacancies evolved into zirconium nanoribbons before breaking. This study offers insights into the electron-driven growth and degradation of zirconene islets, showcasing a method to fabricate freestanding zirconenes for use as atomically thin coatings in extreme environments.

Original language	English
Article number	2412889
Journal	Advanced Functional Materials
Volume	35
Issue number	2
Early online date	10 Sept 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202412889
Publication status	Published - 9 Jan 2025

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© 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.

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To access the TFS Spectra300 microscope at the Electron Microscopy Center, Utrecht, the authors acknowledge the Netherlands Electron Microscopy Infrastructure (NEMI), project number 184.034.014, part of the National Roadmap, financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This project benefited from the expertise and facilities of the MACLE-CVL platform, which is co-funded by the European Union and Central Val de Loire Region (FEDER). A.B. thanks The National Science Center, project 2021/41/B/ST5/04328. M.H.R. thanks the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52071225), the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Program under grant agreement No. 101087143 (Electron Beam Emergent Additive Manufacturing (EBEAM)), REFRESH Research Excellence for Region Sustainability, and High-tech Industries project No. CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048 via an operational program transition.

Funders	Funder number
Netherlands Electron Microscopy Infrastructure	184.034.014
Dutch Research Council (NWO) - European Union and Central Val de Loire Region (FEDER)	2021/41/B/ST5/04328
National Science Center
National Natural Science Foundation of China	52071225
European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation program	101087143
REFRESH Research Excellence for Region Sustainability	CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048

Keywords

graphene
metallene
transmission electron microscopy
zirconene

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