Two-dimensional materials can exhibit a range of exceptional electronic, optical, and mechanical properties. These ultrathin materials can be produced in a diverse range of compositions and synthesized through a variety of methods, from chemical vapor deposition to liquid-phase exfoliation to micromechanical cleavage. We study 2D forms of the transition metal dichalcogenides and a range of different boron-rich compounds. Many of these materials are generated using liquid-phase exfoliation, which can be scaled up to large volumes, and enables them to cast into polymer composites and interfaced with biological systems.

Publications:
  1. J. Appel, D. O. Li, J. Podlevsky, A. Debnath, A. A. Green, Q. H. Wang & Junseok Chae, “Low Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Two-Dimensional MoS2 and WS2,” ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2, 361-367 (2016).
  2. X. S. Chu, D. O. Li, A. A. Green & Q. H. Wang, “Formation of MoO3 and WO3 Nanoscrolls from MoS2 and WS2 by Atmospheric Air Plasma,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5, 11301-11309 (2017).
  3. X. S. Chu, A. Yousaf, D. O. Li, A. A. Tang, A. Debnath, D. Ma, A. A. Green, E. J. G. Santos & Q. H. Wang, “Direct Covalent Chemical Functionalization of Unmodified Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide,” Chemistry of Materials 30, 2112-2128 (2018).
  4. D. O. Li, M. S. Gilliam, X. S. Chu, A. Yousaf, Y. Guo, A. A. Green & Q. H. Wang, “Covalent chemical functionalization of semiconducting layered chalcogenide nanosheets,” Molecular Systems Design & Engineering 4, 962-973 (2019).