The Effect of Sonication Parameters on the Thickness of the Produced MoS2 Nano-Flakes

Liquid Phase Exfoliation (LPE) is a common route to produce two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets. In this research, MoS2 powder is exfoliated by an ultrasonic probe (sonicator) in a water-ethanol solution. It is reported that MoS2 as a prototype 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide, has a band gap that inc...

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Main Authors: Najme Sadat TAGHAVI, Reza AFZALZADEH
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Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2021-03-01
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Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2787
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description Liquid Phase Exfoliation (LPE) is a common route to produce two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets. In this research, MoS2 powder is exfoliated by an ultrasonic probe (sonicator) in a water-ethanol solution. It is reported that MoS2 as a prototype 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide, has a band gap that increases with a decreasing number of layers. There are some factors that affect the average band gap energy value and the thickness of the exfoliated flakes. We varied different parameters of the ultrasonic probe like power, pulse percentage and time duration of sonication to investigate the effects on the number of MoS2 layers. Our findings from the UV-Visible spectra, SEM, FESEM and TEM images indicate that the minimum thickness for these samples was acquired at 50% of the input power of the sonicator we used (65 W) and the optimum pulse percentage is 50%. The current study also found that the average amount of band gap increased with an increase in sonication time, and then remained unchanged after 60 minutes.
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spelling doaj-art-83d18530477b4d41b6ce9ba2a42765e32025-08-20T02:52:27ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2021-03-0146110.24425/aoa.2021.136558The Effect of Sonication Parameters on the Thickness of the Produced MoS2 Nano-FlakesNajme Sadat TAGHAVI0Reza AFZALZADEH1K. N. Toosi University of TechnologyK. N. Toosi UniversityLiquid Phase Exfoliation (LPE) is a common route to produce two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets. In this research, MoS2 powder is exfoliated by an ultrasonic probe (sonicator) in a water-ethanol solution. It is reported that MoS2 as a prototype 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide, has a band gap that increases with a decreasing number of layers. There are some factors that affect the average band gap energy value and the thickness of the exfoliated flakes. We varied different parameters of the ultrasonic probe like power, pulse percentage and time duration of sonication to investigate the effects on the number of MoS2 layers. Our findings from the UV-Visible spectra, SEM, FESEM and TEM images indicate that the minimum thickness for these samples was acquired at 50% of the input power of the sonicator we used (65 W) and the optimum pulse percentage is 50%. The current study also found that the average amount of band gap increased with an increase in sonication time, and then remained unchanged after 60 minutes.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2787ultrasonic probe2D MoS2 band gappower outputpulse percentagesonication time
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ultrasonic probe
2D MoS2 band gap
power output
pulse percentage
sonication time
title The Effect of Sonication Parameters on the Thickness of the Produced MoS2 Nano-Flakes
title_full The Effect of Sonication Parameters on the Thickness of the Produced MoS2 Nano-Flakes
title_fullStr The Effect of Sonication Parameters on the Thickness of the Produced MoS2 Nano-Flakes
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Sonication Parameters on the Thickness of the Produced MoS2 Nano-Flakes
title_short The Effect of Sonication Parameters on the Thickness of the Produced MoS2 Nano-Flakes
title_sort effect of sonication parameters on the thickness of the produced mos2 nano flakes
topic ultrasonic probe
2D MoS2 band gap
power output
pulse percentage
sonication time
url https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/2787
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