“…Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are well-known, charged, inorganic layered compounds with exchangeable interlayer anions. In particular, LDHs based on Mg and Al have long shown promise for applications in materials science, catalysis, environmental science, polymer science, medicine, and pharmaceutical science. − Recently, LDH nanosheets, which can be prepared by exfoliation of bulk LDH crystals with formamide, have attracted attention as components of nanostructured functional materials. − One of the typical LDHs has the formula of [Mg 2/3 Al 1/3 (OH) 2 ](A n – ) 1/3 n · m H 2 O, where A is an exchangeable anion such as halide, nitrate, sulfate, or carbonate, n is the anion charge, and m is the hydration number. The abbreviated formula may be written as A n – -MgAl(1/3)LDH.…”