Issue 28, 2014

Colloidal solutions of niobium trisulfide and niobium triselenide

Abstract

Exfoliated nanomaterials, such as graphene and related few-layered materials, are now widely studied for electronic devices, electrodes and composites, so it is desirable to demonstrate exfoliation of a wider number of layered materials. We have shown that bulk niobium trichalcogenides NbS3 and NbSe3 may be stably dispersed in a number of common organic solvents by ultrasonic treatment. The most concentrated dispersions are obtained in alcoholic media (up to ∼0.443 g L−1). The colloids contain thin well-crystallized nanoribbons of NbS3 and NbSe3. Filtration or spraying of the colloids produces strongly textured thin films with good conducting properties.

Graphical abstract: Colloidal solutions of niobium trisulfide and niobium triselenide

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Mar 2014
Accepted
28 Apr 2014
First published
29 Apr 2014

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014,2, 5479-5486

Author version available

Colloidal solutions of niobium trisulfide and niobium triselenide

V. E. Fedorov, S. B. Artemkina, E. D. Grayfer, N. G. Naumov, Y. V. Mironov, A. I. Bulavchenko, V. I. Zaikovskii, I. V. Antonova, A. I. Komonov and M. V. Medvedev, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 5479 DOI: 10.1039/C4TC00459K

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