QUANTIZED COLLOIDS PRODUCED BY DISSOLUTION OF LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS IN ACETONITRILE.

M. W. Peterson, M. T. Nenadovic, T. Rajh, R. Herak, O. I. Micic, J. P. Goral, A. J. Nozik

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Abstract

Small colloidal particles (10-35 Angstrom) of crystalline MoS//2 and WS//2 exhibiting size quantization effects in their optical absorption spectra are believed to form by simple dissolution of crystalline powder in acetonitrile. This conclusion is supported by electron microscopy, electron diffraction, X-ray diffraction, EDAX, and chemical analyses. We speculate that the MoS//2 and WS//2 clusters are formed by cleavage of the van der Waals layers by penetrating solvent molecules, a process related to the well-known formation of colloids from layered clay structures. Preliminary experiments with layered WSe//2 suggest that this material may also form colloids by a similar mechanism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1400-1402
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of physical chemistry
Volume92
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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