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Layered Zinc Hydroxides: Direct Organometallic Synthesis of Carboxylate Intercalated Layered Zinc Hydroxides for Fully Exfoliated Functional Nanosheets (Adv. Funct. Mater. 30/2021)
Author(s) -
Said Said A.,
Roberts Christopher S.,
Lee Ja Kyung,
Shaffer Milo S. P.,
Williams Charlotte K.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202170218
Subject(s) - exfoliation joint , layered double hydroxides , materials science , carboxylate , zinc , hydroxide , zinc hydroxide , monolayer , metal hydroxide , inorganic chemistry , metal , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , graphene , chemistry , metallurgy , engineering
In article number 2102631, Milo S. P. Shaffer, Charlotte K. Williams, and co‐workers present a direct and versatile organometallic route to carboxylate‐intercalated layered zinc hydroxide (LZH) 2D nanosheets. The functional LZHs show excellent solubility in polar solvents, including water with solubilities of up to 140 mg mL −1 and monolayer exfoliation yields of 70–80%. This method contrasts with more conventional top‐down routes to layered metal hydroxides and offers unique insight into the mechanisms of seeding, growth, and exfoliation of 2D materials.