“…The three vibrational bands at ∼360, 438, and 466 cm –1 are originated from BP, corresponding to the out-of-plane A g 1 , in-plane B 2 g , and A g 2 vibrational modes, respectively (see Figure b, as well as Figure S5a in the Supporting Information). , The two peaks at 351 and 417 cm –1 correspond to the in-plane optical mode ( E 2 g 1 ) and out-of-plane vibration modes ( A 1 g ) of WS 2 , respectively . Compared with bulk BP and WS 2 , the slight blue shift of these modes for exfoliated BP and WS 2 can be attributed to the decrease in the number of layers (Figure S5 in the Supporting Information). ,, The intensity ratios of A 1 g /A 2 g and B 2g / A g 2 of BP for the exfoliated BP are obviously decreased compared with those for bulk BP (Figure S5b in the Supporting Information), indicating that the BP is partially oxidized during the exfoliation process. , However, the intensity ratio of B 2g / A g 2 of BP for the WS 2 -Au-BP-0.5 heterostructure is closer to that for bulk BP, indicating that the intercalation of a small amount of Au can inhibit the oxidation of few-layer BP. Additionally, the weak peak at 324 cm –1 corresponds to the bending vibrational frequency of bridging oxygen O–W–O, indicating that the exfoliated WS 2 is more likely to be oxidized due to the decreased number of layers .…”