Black Phosphorus Boron Nitride Heterostructures

There has been significant recent interest in black phosphorus as a candidate for~future electronics applications, as it possesses both a~layered-tunable band gap~and a relatively high~mobility (compared to other 2D candidates). However, black phosphorus' degradation in~ambient~conditions constitutes a major road block in future applications. As a~potential~solution for this problem we explore the effects of encapsulating black~phosphorus between hexagonal boron nitride. We will present the effects of this~heterostructure on both the stability and transport properties of thin black~phosphorus~devices.