From two-dimensional materials to their heterostructures: An electrochemist's perspective
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A comprehensive review of the properties, synthesis, characterisation, and application of 2D materials in the context of electrochemistry and related scientific fields is presented in this article, with a focus on group 6 transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs).About:
This article is published in Applied Materials Today.The article was published on 2017-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 200 citations till now.read more
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Engineering graphene and TMDs based van der Waals heterostructures for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion
TL;DR: The physics of band alignment, the chemistry of surface modification and the behavior of photoexcited charge transfer at the interface during PV and PEC processes will be discussed and possible strategies to improve their performance are discussed.
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Rational design of two-dimensional nanomaterials for lithium–sulfur batteries
Milan Jana,Rui Xu,Xin-Bing Cheng,Jeong Seok Yeon,Jae Min Park,Jia-Qi Huang,Qiang Zhang,Ho Seok Park +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, surface functionalization or heteroatom doping of 2D materials, hybridization with other nanostructured materials (0D quantum dots, 1D nanotubes/nanowires, and other 2D nanosheets), and finally architecting into 3D structures along with the advantages of two-dimensional building blocks can open up new opportunities for Li-S batteries.
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Pnictogen (As, Sb, Bi) Nanosheets for Electrochemical Applications Are Produced by Shear Exfoliation Using Kitchen Blenders.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that aqueous shear exfoliation can be used to obtain As, Sb, and Bi exfoliated nanosheets and will have a profound impact on the preparation and application of 2D mono-elemental materials.
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Mechanism of Gold-Assisted Exfoliation of Centimeter-Sized Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers
Matěj Velický,Matěj Velický,Matěj Velický,Gavin Donnelly,William Hendren,Stephen McFarland,Declan Scullion,William J. I. DeBenedetti,Gabriela C. Correa,Yimo Han,Andrew J. Wain,Melissa A. Hines,David A. Muller,Kostya S. Novoselov,Héctor D. Abruña,Robert M. Bowman,Elton J. G. Santos,Fumin Huang +17 more
TL;DR: Gold-assisted mechanical exfoliation of monolayer molybdenum disulfide, up to a centimeter scale, is demonstrated and electrochemical characterization reveals intriguing interactions between monolayers MoS2 and Au.
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Molybdenum and tungsten chalcogenides for lithium/sodium-ion batteries: Beyond MoS2
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review on the applications of WS2, MoSe2 and WSe2 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and SIBs is presented.
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