Preparation of single-chain one-dimensional van der Waals materials (opens in new tab)

Graphene and other single-layer two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) crystals have been of great research interest for the past two decades, demonstrating the possible interest for research on single-chain one-dimensional (1D) vdW materials. Furthermore, 1D vdW materials are predicted to have interesting physics and find applications in subnanometre electronic devices, as their sizes in both dimensions are close to physical limits. Here we prepared independent, single-chain 1D vdW crystals in ...