Two-Dimensional Phosphorus and Group-V Materials for Nanoelectronics, Energy and Biomedicine
This community develops atomically thin sheets and quantum dots of phosphorus and related elements, engineering their electronic and optical properties for use in sensors, energy storage, and medical treatments.
The research focuses on synthesizing and characterizing black phosphorus, antimonene, and bismuthene in monolayer, few-layer, and nanosheet forms. Key applications include field-effect transistors, photodetectors, and optical polarizers, driven by the materials' tunable bandgaps and anisotropic properties. A significant portion of the work addresses biomedical uses, specifically photothermal therapy for cancer, drug delivery systems, and scaffolds for bone regeneration. The community also investigates these materials as catalysts for hydrogen evolution and water splitting, and as electrodes for batteries and supercapacitors. Computational studies, particularly first-principles calculations, are prevalent for predicting electronic structures and surface interactions.
The largest share of the community's output is found in phosphorus research, accounting for 1.8% of all phosphorus research, with 5,838 papers in this group. Carbon and antimony also contribute significantly, representing 0.1% and 1.3% of their respective element research, with 1,203 and 590 papers each.
The community comprises 8,464 papers, published primarily in Nanoscale, Physical Review B, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Recent work continues to explore the synthesis of violet phosphorus and the application of black phosphorus nanosheets in enhancing immunotherapy outcomes and mitochondrial function, alongside developments in solar desalination and energy storage devices.