Date of Graduation
5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Physics
Advisor/Mentor
Hu, Jin
Committee Member/Reader
Stenken, Julie
Committee Member/Second Reader
Churchill, Hugh
Committee Member/Third Reader
Marren, Susan
Abstract
In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) materials have gained a lot of attention due to their potential applications in devices and their promise to revolutionize technology. In our group, we are capable of synthesizing such materials and study their properties. I have discovered a new material of the tin-phosphorus family that displays the 2D layered structure and therefore shows potential to be used in future devices due to this reduced dimensionality from the typical three-dimensional counterpart. This 2D structure may allow for new phenomena to emerge as there is no longer any interatomic interactions along the z- axis. Under this motivation, I studied the crystal growth and properties of this new 2D layered crystal, Sn3P2.
Keywords
Material Science, Crystal Growth, 2D-Material, Material Characterization
Citation
Stephenson, C. (2022). Synthesis, Characterization, and Functionality of Novel 2D Material Sn3P2. Physics Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/physuht/9