Surface modification of MoS2 nanoparticles with ionic liquid-ligands: towards highly dispersed nanoparticles.

Osim, W., et al. Chemical Communications  2013,49 (81), 9311-9313, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3CC45305G.

Highly dispersible MoS₂ nanoparticles have been prepared via surface-modification using a novel tetraethylene glycol-based ionic liquid containing a chelating moiety attached to the cation. The choice of the respective ligand enables the generation of highly dispersible MoS₂ nanoparticles with either polar, hydrophobic or “amphiphilic” surfaces, forming highly stable dispersions or microemulsions. Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry.