MoS2 Quantum Dot-Interspersed Exfoliated MoS2 Nanosheets

We report the synthesis of heterodimensional nanostructures of MoS2 quantum dots interspersed in few-layered sheets of MoS2, using a liquid exfoliation technique in organic solvents. This unique hybrid morphology results from the optimized experimental conditions involving bath sonication followed b...

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Published in:ACS nano 2014-05, Vol.8 (5), p.5297-5303
Main Authors: Gopalakrishnan, Deepesh, Damien, Dijo, Shaijumon, Manikoth M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We report the synthesis of heterodimensional nanostructures of MoS2 quantum dots interspersed in few-layered sheets of MoS2, using a liquid exfoliation technique in organic solvents. This unique hybrid morphology results from the optimized experimental conditions involving bath sonication followed by ultrasound probe sonication. We show that such heterodimensional hybrid materials could easily be extracted from the solvent as precipitates when post-treated with less polar volatile solvents such as chloroform. Such tailored MoS2 nanostructures, when directly used as electrodes for hydrogen evolution reaction, showed excellent electrocatalytic activity with low overpotential. Hence, we believe this could lead to large-scale synthesis of liquid-exfoliated layered nanostructures for their potential applications.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/nn501479e