“Bottom-up’’ synthetic methods have the potential to produce high quality TMD nanostructures with controllable properties such as size, phase, morphology, and at low-cost.

Monolayer hexagonal boron–nitrogen–carbon (h-BNC) is considered a prominent candidate for the next generation of semiconductor electronic devices. Nevertheless, experimental evidence h-BNC formation limited, including detailed study its morphological and properties. Here, successful growth from an unexplored single molecular precursor (hexamethyl borazine, C6H18B3N3) using conventional CVD appr...

Many optical sensors exploit the interesting properties of porous materials, as they ensure a stronger interaction between light and analyte directly within structure. Most are mainly based on silicon anodized aluminum oxide, showing high sensitivities. However, top-down strategies usually employed to produce those materials might offer limited control over layer, which could affect homogeneity...