{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kim JH"],"funding":["National Research Foundation of Korea","Japan Society for the Promotion of Science"],"pagination":["7880"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10185575"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["We report on the layer-dependent stability of muscovite-type two-dimensional (2D) mica nanosheets (KAl<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>). First-principles calculations on mica nanosheets with different layer thicknesses (n = 1, 2, and 3) reveal their layer-dependent stability; odd-numbered 2D mica nanosheets are more stable than even-numbered ones, and the preferable stability of odd-numbered layers originates from electronic effects. A core-shielding model is proposed with a reasonable assumption, successfully proving the instability of the even-numbered mica nanosheets. Raman imaging supports that the population of odd-numbered mica nanosheets is predominant in exfoliated mica products. The alternating charge states with odd/even layers were evidenced by Kelvin probe force microscopy. We also demonstrate a unique photocatalytic degradation, opening new doors for environmental applications of mica nanosheets."],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pubmed_title":["Layer-dependent stability of 2D mica nanosheets."],"pmcid":["PMC10185575"],"funding_grant_id":["21H05015","21K19023","21H04617","2021R1A2C1009790"],"pubmed_authors":["Kim SS","Kim HW","Wu P","Wu S","Osada M","Kim JH","Kulish VV","Shi Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Layer-dependent stability of 2D mica nanosheets.","description":"We report on the layer-dependent stability of muscovite-type two-dimensional (2D) mica nanosheets (KAl<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>). First-principles calculations on mica nanosheets with different layer thicknesses (n = 1, 2, and 3) reveal their layer-dependent stability; odd-numbered 2D mica nanosheets are more stable than even-numbered ones, and the preferable stability of odd-numbered layers originates from electronic effects. A core-shielding model is proposed with a reasonable assumption, successfully proving the instability of the even-numbered mica nanosheets. Raman imaging supports that the population of odd-numbered mica nanosheets is predominant in exfoliated mica products. The alternating charge states with odd/even layers were evidenced by Kelvin probe force microscopy. We also demonstrate a unique photocatalytic degradation, opening new doors for environmental applications of mica nanosheets.","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 May","modification":"2025-04-18T15:14:09.241Z","creation":"2025-04-07T01:54:29.312Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10185575","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37188745"],"doi":["10.1038/s41598-023-34465-5"]}}