publication . Article . Review . Other literature type . 2013

Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

Name: Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials
Keywords: Multidisciplinary

Michael S. Strano; Valeria Nicolosi; Manish Chhowalla; Jonathan N. Coleman; Mercouri G. Kanatzidis;

Open Access

Published: 20 Jun 2013 Journal: Science, volume 340, pages 1,226,419-1,226,419 (issn: 0036-8075, eissn: 1095-9203,

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Summary

Abstract

Background Since at least 400 C.E., when the Mayans first used layered clays to make dyes, people have been harnessing the properties of layered materials. This gradually developed into scientific research, leading to the elucidation of the laminar structure of layered materials, detailed understanding of their properties, and eventually experiments to exfoliate or delaminate them into individual, atomically thin nanosheets. This culminated in the discovery of graphene, resulting in a new explosion of interest in two-dimensional materials. Layered materials consist of two-dimensional platelets weakly stacked to form three-dimensional structures. The archetypal e...

doi: 10.1126/science.1226419

Subjects

free text keywords: Multidisciplinary, Carbon nanotube, law.invention, law, Nanomaterials, Monolayer, Exfoliation joint, Graphene, Printed electronics, Thin film, Nanotechnology, Nanosheet

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