Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors exhibit unique electronic and optical properties arising from the atomic-scale thickness and two-dimensional electronic structure. However, it is usually limited by an intrinsically flat morphology of 2D materials. Here, we report an effect of spontaneous folding of quasi-2D CdTe nanosheets stimulated by ligand exchange. We show that initially flat CdTe nanosheets with 100–200 nm lateral size and 5–6 ML thickness are uniformly rolled up when oleic acid is replaced by thiol-containing ligands. Detailed study shows nanosheet folding along the [110] direction forming multiwall scroll-like structures with the diameter being dependent on sheet thickness. A pronounced red shift of the exciton transitions of CdTe nanosheets is found due to thickness increase and strain appearance under thiol attachment. The folding mechanism is likely related to misfit strain at CdTe (001) basal planes as ultrathin CdS layer is formed. Possibility to precisely tune the nanostructure shape simp...
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