We present the covalent coating of chemically exfoliated molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) based on the polymerization of functional acryl molecules. The method relies on the efficient diazonium anchoring reaction to provoke the in situ radical polymerization and covalent adhesion of functional coatings. In particular, we successfully implement hydrophobicity on the exfoliated MoS2 in a direct, fast, and quantitative synthetic approach. The covalent functionalization is proved by multiple techniques including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and TGA-MS. This approach represents a simple and general protocol to reach dense and homogeneous functional coatings on 2D materials.
We
present the covalent coating of chemically exfoliated molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>)
based on the polymerization of functional acryl molecules. The method relies on
the efficient diazonium anchoring reaction to provoke the <i>in situ</i> radical
polymerization and covalent adhesion of functional coatings. In particular, we
successfully implement hydrophobicity on the exfoliated MoS<sub>2</sub> in a
direct, fast, and quantitative synthetic approach. This
approach represents a simple and general protocol to reach dense and
homogeneous functional coatings on 2D materials.
Preyssler-type polyoxometalates (POMs) encapsulating lanthanide ions have been shown to provide ideal examples of single-molecule magnets and spin-qubits. However, the advances in this area are limited by the quality and size of the crystals. In this work, the role of additives ions in the crystallization of these POMs from aqueous solutions has been investigated. More specifically, we have studied the influence of Al 3+ , Y 3+ , and In 3+ on the crystallization process of K 12 [MP 5 W 30 O 110 ] (where M = Gd and Y). The results show that the concentration of these ions in the solution plays an important role in controlling the crystallization rate of the grown POM crystals leading to a significant increase in their size, while showing very little or no tendency to be incorporated into the structure. This has allowed us to obtain pure Gd or Y crystals, as well as diluted magnetic crystals formed by the diamagnetic Y 3+ POM doped with the magnetic Gd 3+ ion.
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