DOI: 10.1126/science.1194975. Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

10.1126/science.1194975

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Abstract

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides, such as tungsten disulfide, are exfoliated into atomically thin flakes.

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Coleman, J. N., Lotya, M., OâNeill, A., Bergin, S. D., King, P. J., Khan, U., Young, K., Gaucher, A., De, S., Smith, R. J., Shvets, I. V., Arora, S. K., Stanton, G., Kim, H.-Y., Lee, K., Kim, G. T., Duesberg, G. S., Hallam, T., Boland, J. J., â¦ Nicolosi, V. (2011). Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials. Science, 331(6017), 568â571.

Authors 31

Jonathan N. Coleman (first)
Mustafa Lotya (additional)
Arlene O’Neill (additional)
Shane D. Bergin (additional)
Paul J. King (additional)
Umar Khan (additional)
Karen Young (additional)
Alexandre Gaucher (additional)
Sukanta De (additional)
Ronan J. Smith (additional)
Igor V. Shvets (additional)
Sunil K. Arora (additional)
George Stanton (additional)
Hye-Young Kim (additional)
Kangho Lee (additional)
Gyu Tae Kim (additional)
Georg S. Duesberg (additional)
Toby Hallam (additional)
John J. Boland (additional)
Jing Jing Wang (additional)
John F. Donegan (additional)
Jaime C. Grunlan (additional)
Gregory Moriarty (additional)
Aleksey Shmeliov (additional)
Rebecca J. Nicholls (additional)
James M. Perkins (additional)
Eleanor M. Grieveson (additional)
Koenraad Theuwissen (additional)
David W. McComb (additional)
Peter D. Nellist (additional)
Valeria Nicolosi (additional)

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Created	14 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 3, 2011, 2:31 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 10 a.m.)
Indexed	2 days, 14 hours ago (Sept. 3, 2025, 6:43 a.m.)
Issued	14 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 4, 2011)
Published	14 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 4, 2011)
Published Print	14 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 4, 2011)

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@article{Coleman_2011, title={Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials}, volume={331}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1194975}, DOI={10.1126/science.1194975}, number={6017}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Coleman, Jonathan N. and Lotya, Mustafa and O’Neill, Arlene and Bergin, Shane D. and King, Paul J. and Khan, Umar and Young, Karen and Gaucher, Alexandre and De, Sukanta and Smith, Ronan J. and Shvets, Igor V. and Arora, Sunil K. and Stanton, George and Kim, Hye-Young and Lee, Kangho and Kim, Gyu Tae and Duesberg, Georg S. and Hallam, Toby and Boland, John J. and Wang, Jing Jing and Donegan, John F. and Grunlan, Jaime C. and Moriarty, Gregory and Shmeliov, Aleksey and Nicholls, Rebecca J. and Perkins, James M. and Grieveson, Eleanor M. and Theuwissen, Koenraad and McComb, David W. and Nellist, Peter D. and Nicolosi, Valeria}, year={2011}, month=feb, pages={568–571} }

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