Exfoliated Layered NaP15 Nanoribbons with Anisotropic Properties for Polarization Devices

Two-dimensional materials with high anisotropic optical properties and high exciton binding energy offer great advantages for developing nanostructure electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, conduction electron scattering from surface defects caused by the short width and length of the channel layer in semiconductor devices blocks their application. In this research, NaP15 is considered as another kind of layered material with high anisotropic properties. Its anisotropic layered structure was revealed by its detailed crystal structure and electron-density distribution calculation, which showed two antiparallel rows of pentagonal P tubes interacting with weak Coulomb forces and four adjacent P tubes in one unit coordinated by Na atoms. The outstanding chemical stability, angle-resolved polarized and temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy, and neutral exciton emission caused by surface state excitation in exfoliated NaP15 nanoribbons at room temperature clearly reveal its one-dimensional layered property. The distinctive structural characteristics and electronic properties render it with substantial potential for applications in the realm of polarimetric detectors.