Rice research unveils key dynamics of 2D nanomaterials with view to larger-scale production

A team of Rice University researchers has mapped out how flecks of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials move in liquid. The researchers used glowing soap to tag samples of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets and make their motion visible. Videos of this motion allowed researchers to map out the trajectories of the samples and determine the relationship between their size and how they move. These findings could help scientists assemble macroscopic-scale materials with the same properties as their 2D counterparts.