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Natural Sugar: A Green Assistance To Efficiently Exfoliate Inorganic Layered Nanomaterials
journal contribution
posted on 2018-04-10, 15:39 authored by Kai Chen, Wentao Zhang, Xinjie Pan, Lunjie Huang, Jing Wang, Qingfeng Yang, Na Hu, Yourui Suo, Daohong Zhang, Jianlong WangWe have demonstrated that natural
sugars can efficiently exfoliate inorganic layered nanomaterials with
direct stirring. The representative transition-metal dichalcogenides
(MoS2 and WS2), transition-metal oxide (MoO3), and graphene were explored, and the formation of ultrathin
nanosheets was verified. Glucose and MoS2 selected each
other as the perfect partner with superior exfoliation and excellent
properties. The obtained inorganic layered nanosheets possess favorable
stability and dispersity, which renders it suitable for direct homogeneous
liquid applications, such as catalytic activities and sensors. With
a high-throughput and green process, the sugar-assisted method may
offer new ideas for inorganic layered nanomaterials synthesis and
applications in a more ecofriendly way.