Issue 4, 2016

Intercalation in two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides

Abstract

Intercalation is a reversible insertion process of foreign species into crystal gaps. Layered materials are good host materials for various intercalant species ranging from small ions to atoms to molecules. Given the recent intense interest in two-dimensional (2D) layered materials in thin limits, this review highlights the opportunities that intercalation chemistry can provide for nanoscale layered materials. Novel heterostructures or emergent electrical properties not found in the intrinsic host materials are possible with intercalation. In particular, we review various exfoliation methods developed for 2D layered nanomaterials based on intercalation chemistry and extensive tuning of the electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of 2D layered materials due to intercalation.

Graphical abstract: Intercalation in two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 Du 2015
Accepted
08 Gen. 2016
First published
12 Gen. 2016

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 452-463

Author version available

Intercalation in two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides

Y. Jung, Y. Zhou and J. J. Cha, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 452 DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00242G

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