Direct Exfoliation of Natural SiO2-Containing Molybdenite in Isopropanol: A Cost Efficient Solution for Large-Scale Production of MoS2 Nanosheetes
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Exfoliation Process
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Photoelectrochemical Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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NM-NMP | NM-P123 | NM-IPA | CM-NMP | CM-P123 | CM-IPA | |
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Concentration of MoS2 (mg/L) | 485 | 596 | 252 | 239 | 485 | ―1 |
Morphology of MoS2 | Nanosheets & quantum dots | Nanosheets & quantum dots | Nanosheets | quantum dots | Nanosheets & quantum dots | ―1 |
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Zhao, W.; Jiang, T.; Shan, Y.; Ding, H.; Shi, J.; Chu, H.; Lu, A. Direct Exfoliation of Natural SiO2-Containing Molybdenite in Isopropanol: A Cost Efficient Solution for Large-Scale Production of MoS2 Nanosheetes. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 843. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8100843
Zhao W, Jiang T, Shan Y, Ding H, Shi J, Chu H, Lu A. Direct Exfoliation of Natural SiO2-Containing Molybdenite in Isopropanol: A Cost Efficient Solution for Large-Scale Production of MoS2 Nanosheetes. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(10):843. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8100843
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Wenyan, Tao Jiang, Yujie Shan, Hongrui Ding, Junxian Shi, Haibin Chu, and Anhuai Lu. 2018. "Direct Exfoliation of Natural SiO2-Containing Molybdenite in Isopropanol: A Cost Efficient Solution for Large-Scale Production of MoS2 Nanosheetes" Nanomaterials 8, no. 10: 843. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8100843
APA StyleZhao, W., Jiang, T., Shan, Y., Ding, H., Shi, J., Chu, H., & Lu, A. (2018). Direct Exfoliation of Natural SiO2-Containing Molybdenite in Isopropanol: A Cost Efficient Solution for Large-Scale Production of MoS2 Nanosheetes. Nanomaterials, 8(10), 843. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8100843