Green Colloidal Synthesis of MoS₂ Nanoflakes.

ABSTRACT: Currently, two approaches dominate the large-scale production of MoS₂: liquid-phase exfoliation, referred to as the top-down approach, and bottom-up colloidal synthesis from molecular precursors. Known colloidal synthesis approaches utilize toxic precursors. Here, an alternative green route for the bottom-up synthesis of MoS₂ nanoflakes (NFs) is described. The NFs were synthesized by colloidal synthesis using [Mo(CH₃COO)₂]₂ and a series of sulfur (S)-precursors including thioacetamide (TAA), 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MPA), l-cysteine (L-CYS), mercaptosuccinic acid (MSA), 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA), 1-dodecanethiol (DDTH), and di-tert-butyl disulfide (DTBD). While TAA, an S-precursor most commonly used for MoS₂

SUBMITTER: Zechel F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565897 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature