Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are a family of two-dimensional (2D) materials with layered crystal structures that have found many applications. Common strategies to synthesize LDHs lead to a wide variety of morphologies, from discrete 2D nanosheets to nanoflowers. Here, we report a study of carefully controlled LDH nanoplate syntheses using zinc aluminum (ZnAl) and cobalt aluminum (CoAl) LDHs as examples and reveal their crystal growth to be driven by screw dislocations. By controlling and maintaining a low precursor supersaturation using a continuous flow reactor, individual LDH nanoplates with well-defined morphologies were synthesized on alumina-coated substrates, instead of the nanoflowers that result from uncontrolled overgrowth. The dislocation-driven growth was further established for LDH nanoplates directly synthesized using the respective metal salt precursors. Atomic force microscopy revealed screw dislocation growth spirals, and under transmission electron microscopy, thin CoAl LDH nanoplates displayed complex contrast contours indicative of strong lattice strain caused by dislocations. These results suggest the dislocation-driven mechanism is generally responsible for the growth of 2D LDH nanostructures, and likely other materials with layered crystal structures, which could help the rational synthesis of well-defined 2D nanomaterials with improved properties.
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