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dc.contributor.authorAtkin, P
dc.contributor.authorDaeneke, T
dc.contributor.authorWang, Y
dc.contributor.authorCarey, BJ
dc.contributor.authorBerean, KJ
dc.contributor.authorClark, RM
dc.contributor.authorOu, JZ
dc.contributor.authorTrinchi, A
dc.contributor.authorCole, IS
dc.contributor.authorKalantar-zadeh, K
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-22T07:39:25Z
dc.date.available2017-11-22T07:39:25Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn2050-7488
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c6ta06415a
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/173715
dc.description.abstractTwo-dimensional (2D) tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanoflakes were synthesised and hybridised with carbon dots (CDs) using a facile two-step method of exfoliation of bulk tungsten disulphide followed by microwave irradiation of nanoflakes in a solution of citric acid. Physicochemical characterisation indicated that the hybrid consists of graphitic carbon dots with diameters of approximately 2–5 nm, attached to monolayer tungsten disulphide via electrostatic attraction forces. This synthesised hybrid material was investigated for photocatalytic applications. We found that within one hour approximately 30% more of the model organic dye was photodegraded by the hybrid material compared with the pristine 2D WS2. This enhancement was associated to the affinity of the CDs to the organic dye rather than heterojunctioning. Comparisons of the photocatalytic efficacy of this hybrid material with those of recently reported 2D transition metal dichalcogenides and their hybrids showed a significantly higher turnover frequency. Additionally, the presented microwave based synthesis method for developing hybrids of 2D WS2 and CDs, without making significant changes to the base 2D crystal structure and its surface chemistry, has not been demonstrated before. Altogether, the hybrid 2D material provides great potential for photocatalysis applications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistry
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom13563
dc.relation.ispartofpageto13571
dc.relation.ispartofissue35
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
dc.relation.ispartofvolume4
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMacromolecular and materials chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMaterials engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNanotechnology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3403
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4016
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4099
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401899
dc.title2D WS2/carbon dot hybrids with enhanced photocatalytic activity
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCole, Ivan


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