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Scale-up for ultrathin black phosphorus

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Centimetre-scale few-layer black phosphorus films have been grown on a mica substrate by pulsed laser deposition. The high crystalline quality and homogeneity of these films are promising for device applications.

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Fig. 1: A schematic of large-scale BP growth by pulsed laser deposition on a mica substrate.

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Gaufres, E. Scale-up for ultrathin black phosphorus. Nat. Mater. 20, 1174–1175 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01059-3

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