Stabilizing black phosphorus <i>via</i> inorganic small-molecular H₃BO₃

Abstract

Taking the degradation mechanism into consideration, inorganic small-molecular H3BO3 was selected for surface coordination of black phosphorus (BP). The successful coordination between BP and H3BO3 not only improves the ambient stability of BP, but also preserves the intrinsic properties of BP without distorting its structure.