Diatom Frustules as a Biomineralised Scaffold for the Growth of   Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets

Edward Lewis; David Lewis; Aleksander Tedstone; Georgia Kime; Simon Hammersley; Philip Dawson; David Binks; Paul O'Brien; Sarah Haigh

doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01738

Diatom Frustules as a Biomineralised Scaffold for the Growth of Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets

Edward Lewis, David Lewis, Aleksander Tedstone, Georgia Kime, Simon Hammersley, Philip Dawson, David Binks, Paul O'Brien, Sarah Haigh

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We report the use of diatom frustules as scaffolds for the growth of molybdenum disulfide nanosheets. The frustules were impregnated with a single source molecular precursor complex which is converted to MoS2 by solventless thermolysis. Randomly oriented few-layer thick MoS2 nanosheets are found to coat both the exterior surface and internal pores of the scaffold.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5582–5586
Journal	Chemistry of Materials
Volume	28
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01738
Publication status	Published - 2 Aug 2016

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