Forceless spontaneous delamination of high-aspect ratio fluorohectorite into monolayer nanosheets in chloroform
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Preparation of Carbon Nanosheets at Room Temperature
Published on: March 8, 2016
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Kamonnart Jaa Imwiset1, Volodymyr Dudko2, Paul Markus3
1School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Wangchan Valley, Rayong 21210, Thailand. makoto.ogawa@vistec.ac.th.
Abstract:
One-dimensional dissolution of a layered compound in a nonpolar organic solvent is reported for the first time. A high-aspect ratio fluorohectorite modified with a cationic surfactant (dioctadecyldimethylammonium) showed spontaneous delamination into monolayer nanosheets in chloroform.

