As an emerging two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, single layer ora few layers of molybdenum disulfide (MoS_2) has drawn significant attention in the past decade. In the present work, we report a strategy in direct cre...As an emerging two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, single layer ora few layers of molybdenum disulfide (MoS_2) has drawn significant attention in the past decade. In the present work, we report a strategy in direct creating polymer brushes on MoS_2 surfaces via S—C bond in the presence of UV light. The modification of MoS_2 nanosheets can be achieved bilaterally or homolaterally by performing the UVgrafting polymerization on exfoliated MoS_2 nanosheets or a single layer of MoS_2 deposited on a silicon substrate. A series of vinyl monomers including methyl methacrylate (MMA), styrene (St) and 2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline (IPOx) could be applied to this approach, leading to the formation of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene (PS) and poly (2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) (PIPOx) brushes.AFM, IR, and XPS characterizations indicate the successful formation of homogeneous brush layers on MoS_2 surfaces. The polymer brushes modified MoS_2 may found potential applications in photo dynamic therapy and sensing technologies.展开更多
基金financial support of this work from the Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province (Nos. 20180101196JC and 20180101170JC) is greatly acknowledgedthe support of Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (No. 2016207)
文摘As an emerging two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, single layer ora few layers of molybdenum disulfide (MoS_2) has drawn significant attention in the past decade. In the present work, we report a strategy in direct creating polymer brushes on MoS_2 surfaces via S—C bond in the presence of UV light. The modification of MoS_2 nanosheets can be achieved bilaterally or homolaterally by performing the UVgrafting polymerization on exfoliated MoS_2 nanosheets or a single layer of MoS_2 deposited on a silicon substrate. A series of vinyl monomers including methyl methacrylate (MMA), styrene (St) and 2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline (IPOx) could be applied to this approach, leading to the formation of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene (PS) and poly (2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) (PIPOx) brushes.AFM, IR, and XPS characterizations indicate the successful formation of homogeneous brush layers on MoS_2 surfaces. The polymer brushes modified MoS_2 may found potential applications in photo dynamic therapy and sensing technologies.
