Seung-Rok Kim

Oct 30, 2024 | nature.com | Taehoon Kim |Seung-Jae Shin |Jinwoo Cheon |Aron Walsh |Seung-Rok Kim

AbstractTwo-dimensional (2D) elemental metals, often overlooked owing to their lack of switching or dielectric properties, have the potential to exhibit unique properties unachievable by their bulk counterparts if their microstructure can be controlled. Here we propose an electrodeposition method that utilizes a confined 2D template to prepare elemental metal nanosheets with an aligned grain orientation, resulting in an exceptionally high in-plane electrical anisotropy of >103.