Chemical vapor deposition growth of crystal monolayer SnS2 with NaCl-assistant*

Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0202302), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61527817, 61875236, 61905010, and 61975007), and the Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation, 111 Center, China.

Liu Xiao-Xu, He Da-Wei, He Jia-Qi, Wang Yong-Sheng, Fu Ming
       

(a), (b) Large-scale images to show the high yield of SnS2 monolayer. (c) Typical optical image of SnS2 monolayer and the monolayer can be as long as 80 μm. (d) AFM image of an atomic-layer SnS2 crystal. The height profile (inset) shows a thickness of 1.0 nm.