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  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
17,456 Views
41 Pages

Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dots: Properties, Synthesis, and Applications

  • Jeff Kabel,
  • Sambhawana Sharma,
  • Amit Acharya,
  • Dongyan Zhang and
  • Yoke Khin Yap

8 May 2021

Molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (MoS2 QDs) are a unique class of zero-dimensional (0D) van der Waals nanostructures. MoS2 QDs have attracted significant attention due to their unique optical, electronic, chemical, and biological properties due to t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Graphene and Carbon Quantum Dots, and Related 2D Quantum Dots)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,924 Views
15 Pages

Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dots Prepared by Bipolar-Electrode Electrochemical Scissoring

  • Yang Li,
  • Xiaoxia Wang,
  • Mengli Liu,
  • Heng Luo,
  • Lianwen Deng,
  • Lei Huang,
  • Shuang Wei,
  • Congli Zhou and
  • Yuanhong Xu

A convenient bipolar-electrode (BPE) electrochemical method was engineered to produce molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) quantum dots (QDs) using pure phosphate buffer (PBS) as the electrolyte and the MoS2 powder as the precursor. Meanwhile, the correspondi...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,219 Views
9 Pages

29 September 2024

When the size of the molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is reduced to a few nanometers, a distinctive photoluminescence is observed due to the strong effect of quantum confinement. In this study, we fabricated MoS2 quantum dots (QDs) using a simple and gree...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of 2024 IEEE 4th International Conference on Electronic Communications, Internet of Things and Big Data)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,794 Views
9 Pages

24 September 2022

Lead ions in water are harmful to human health and ecosystems because of their high toxicity and nondegradability. It is important to explore effective fluorescence probes for Pb2+ detection. In this work, surface-functionalized molybdenum disulfide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,137 Views
12 Pages

A Fluorescence Inner-Filter Effect Based Sensing Platform for Turn-On Detection of Glutathione in Human Serum

  • Shurong Tang,
  • Xiuhua You,
  • Quanhui Fang,
  • Xin Li,
  • Guangwen Li,
  • Jinghua Chen and
  • Wei Chen

9 January 2019

A novel turn-on fluorescence assay was developed for the rapid detection of glutathione (GSH) based on the inner-filter effect (IFE) and redox reaction. Molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (MoS2 QDs), which have stable fluorescent properties, were synt...

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,179 Views
14 Pages

4 July 2023

In this paper, a molybdenum disulfide fluorescent probe with an Fe3+ fluorescent system was first synthesized by the hydrothermal method for the detection of iron ion concentration in oral solution of protein succinate. It was characterized by infrar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,162 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Performance Study of Sulfur Quantum Dots Modified MoS2

  • Guiyu Wei,
  • Tao Tang,
  • Ruizheng Xu,
  • Zhemin Xie,
  • Sijie Diao,
  • Jianfeng Wen,
  • Li Jiang,
  • Guanghui Hu and
  • Ming Li

The electrolysis of water for hydrogen production is currently receiving significant attention due to its advantageous features such as non-toxicity, safety, and environmental friendliness. This is especially crucial considering the urgent need for c...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,777 Views
10 Pages

Dependence of Photoresponsivity and On/Off Ratio on Quantum Dot Density in Quantum Dot Sensitized MoS2 Photodetector

  • Yung-Yu Lai,
  • Yen-Wei Yeh,
  • An-Jye Tzou,
  • Yi-Yuan Chen,
  • YewChung Sermon Wu,
  • Yuh-Jen Cheng and
  • Hao-Chung Kuo

14 September 2020

Non-radiative energy transfer (NRET) from quantum dots (QDs) to monolayer MoS2 has been shown to greatly enhance the photoresponsivity of the MoS2 photodetector, lifting the limitations imposed by monolayer absorption thickness. Studies were often pe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Dots and Micro-LED Display)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,142 Views
13 Pages

Rapid Optical Spin Initialization of a Quantum Dot in the Voigt Geometry Coupled to a Two-Dimensional Semiconductor

  • Dionisis Stefanatos,
  • Vasilios Karanikolas,
  • Nikos Iliopoulos and
  • Emmanuel Paspalakis

3 February 2020

We study the interaction of a quantum dot in the Voigt configuration with a laser pulse and particularly analyze the potential for rapid spin initialization by putting the quantum dot near a molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) monolayer. The MoS ...

(This article belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,955 Views
34 Pages

Progress in Electronic, Energy, Biomedical and Environmental Applications of Boron Nitride and MoS2 Nanostructures

  • Join Uddin,
  • Raksha Dubey,
  • Vinaayak Sivam Balasubramaniam,
  • Jeff Kabel,
  • Vedika Khare,
  • Zohreh Salimi,
  • Sambhawana Sharma,
  • Dongyan Zhang and
  • Yoke Khin Yap

29 February 2024

In this review, we examine recent progress using boron nitride (BN) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanostructures for electronic, energy, biomedical, and environmental applications. The scope of coverage includes zero-, one-, and two-dimensional nan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Nanomaterials and Applied Nanotechnologies: Devices, Processes and Systems, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,081 Views
11 Pages

25 November 2021

In this work, ammonia cross-linked 8-armed polyethylene glycol hydrogel material was successfully synthesized and used as a template for synthesizing nanoparticles with fluorescent properties. The 8-armed polyethylene glycol hydrogel template was use...

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,620 Views
19 Pages

Enhanced Photoelectrochromic Performance of WO3 Through MoS2 and GO–MoS2 Quantum Dot Doping for Self-Powered Smart Window Application

  • Jacinta Akoth Okwako,
  • Seung-Han Song,
  • Sunghyoek Park,
  • Sebastian Waita,
  • Bernard Aduda,
  • Young-Sik Hong and
  • Chi-Hwan Han

8 May 2025

Photoelectrochromic devices, which combine light-induced color change with energy-efficient optical modulation, have attracted significant attention for applications such as smart windows, displays, and optical sensors. However, achieving high optica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research on Advanced Energy Materials for Meeting Global Energy Challenges)
  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
7,511 Views
23 Pages

Exfoliation of MoS2 Quantum Dots: Recent Progress and Challenges

  • Luqman Ali,
  • Fazle Subhan,
  • Muhammad Ayaz,
  • Syed Shams ul Hassan,
  • Clare Chisu Byeon,
  • Jong Su Kim and
  • Simona Bungau

4 October 2022

Although, quantum dots (QDs) of two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) have shown great potential for various applications, such as sensing, catalysis, energy storage, and electronics. However, the lack of a simple, scalable, and inexpensiv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Dots)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,698 Views
9 Pages

Probing the Growth Improvement of Large-Size High Quality Monolayer MoS2 by APCVD

  • Tao Han,
  • Hongxia Liu,
  • Shulong Wang,
  • Shupeng Chen,
  • Wei Li and
  • Xiaoli Yang

14 March 2019

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted attention from researchers in recent years. Monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is the direct band gap two-dimensional crystal with excellent physical and electrical properties....

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
5,590 Views
12 Pages

The Application of Nano-MoS2 Quantum Dots as Liquid Lubricant Additive for Tribological Behavior Improvement

  • Junde Guo,
  • Runling Peng,
  • Hang Du,
  • Yunbo Shen,
  • Yue Li,
  • Jianhui Li and
  • Guangneng Dong

23 January 2020

Molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (MoS2 QDs) are a promising lubricant additive for enhanced engine efficiency. In this study, MoS2 QDs were used as lubricating oil additives for ball-on-disc contact and had adequate dispersity in paroline oil, due t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nano Mechanical Testing of Materials and Devices)
  • Review
  • Open Access
188 Citations
22,543 Views
22 Pages

MoS2 Based Photodetectors: A Review

  • Alberto Taffelli,
  • Sandra Dirè,
  • Alberto Quaranta and
  • Lucio Pancheri

14 April 2021

Photodetectors based on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been widely reported in the literature and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has been the most extensively explored for photodetection applications. The properties of MoS2, such as direct...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Physical Sensors Section 2020)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
845 Views
18 Pages

23 April 2026

Developing an ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection platform remains challenging due to the limited enrichment efficiency of ECL emitters and co-reactants at the electrode interface, as well as the insufficient catalytic enhancement...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Developments in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Biosensors)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,098 Views
15 Pages

In-Situ Generation of Nitrogen-Doped MoS2 Quantum Dots Using Laser Ablation in Cryogenic Medium for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

  • Fatemeh Shahi,
  • Parviz Parvin,
  • Seyedeh Zahra Mortazavi,
  • Ali Reyhani,
  • Mohtada Sadrzadeh,
  • Ali Moafi,
  • Mahdi Ebrahimi and
  • Mohammadreza Aghaei

31 December 2022

Here, nitrogen doped molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (N-MoS2 QDs) are fabricated by making use of the pulsed laser ablation (PLA) process in liquid nitrogen (LN2) as a dopant agent. In fact, LN2 contributes the rapid condensation of the plasma plum...

(This article belongs to the Section D3: Nanoenergy)