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Large‐Scale Exfoliation of Inorganic Layered Compounds in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions
Author(s) -
Smith Ronan J.,
King Paul J.,
Lotya Mustafa,
Wirtz Christian,
Khan Umar,
De Sukanta,
O'Neill Arlene,
Duesberg Georg S.,
Grunlan Jaime C.,
Moriarty Gregory,
Chen Jun,
Wang Jiazhao,
Minett Andrew I.,
Nicolosi Valeria,
Coleman Jonathan N.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201102584
Subject(s) - exfoliation joint , nanometre , materials science , pulmonary surfactant , graphene , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , scale (ratio) , range (aeronautics) , polymer science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , chemistry , quantum mechanics , engineering
A method to exfoliate MoS 2 in large quantities in surfactant‐water solutions is described. The layered material tends to be exfoliated as dispersions of thin, relatively defect‐free flakes with lateral sizes of hundreds of nanometers. This method can be extended to a range of other layered compounds. The dispersed flakes can be mixed with nanotubes or graphene to greate functional hybrid materials.