Tetrathiafulvalene-containing polymers for simultaneous non-covalent modification and electronic modulation of MoS₂ nanomaterials.

ABSTRACT: Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as MoS₂ comprise an important class of 2D semiconductors with numerous interesting electronic and mechanical features. Full utilization of TMDCs in materials and devices, however, necessitates robust functionalization methods. We report well-defined tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-based polymers, exploiting synthetic routes that overcome challenges previously associated with these systems. These platforms enable basal plane coordinative interactions with MoS₂, conceptually in parallel with pyrene-containing platforms for graphene and carbon nanotube modification. Not yet reported for TMDCs, these non-covalent interactions are universal and effective for MoS₂ irrespective of the lattice structure, affording significantl

SUBMITTER: Selhorst RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6016444 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature