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Title: Tuning two-dimensional nanomaterials by intercalation: materials, properties and applications

Journal Article · · Chemical Society Reviews
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cs00758e· OSTI ID:1388817
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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Maryland; College Park; USA
  2. State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System; Department of Microelectronics; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433; China
  3. School of Physics; Monash University; Australia

2D materials have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties since the discovery of graphene. Among all modification methods, intercalation has emerged as a unique and powerful tool to further tune the properties of these atomically thin materials.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Nanostructures for Electrical Energy Storage (NEES)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001160
OSTI ID:
1388817
Journal Information:
Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 45, Issue 24; Related Information: NEES partners with University of Maryland (lead); University of California, Irvine; University of Florida; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Sandia National Laboratories; Yale University; ISSN 0306-0012
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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