Liquid phase exfoliation of MoS<sub>2</sub> and WS<sub>2</sub> in aqueous ammonia and their application in highly efficient organic solar cells
Begimai Adilbekova, Yuanbao Lin, Emre Yengel, Hendrik Faber, George T. Harrison, Yuliar Firdaus, Abdulrahman El Labban, Dalaver H. Anjum, Vincent Tung, Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Abstract
Simple, scalable and cost-effective synthesis of quality two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is critical for fundamental investigations but also for the widespread adoption of these low-dimensional materials in an expanding range of device applications.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceExfoliation jointAmmoniaAqueous solutionTransition metalLiquid ammoniaScalabilityMolybdenum disulfideNanotechnologyChemical engineeringGrapheneOrganic chemistryMetallurgyCatalysisComputer scienceDatabaseChemistryEngineering2D Materials and ApplicationsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applications