Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

Reversible and selective ion intercalation through the top surface of few-layer MoS2

  • Jinsong Zhang,
  • Ankun Yang,
  • Xi Wu,
  • Jorik van de Groep,
  • Peizhe Tang,
  • Shaorui Li,
  • Bofei Liu,
  • Feifei Shi,
  • Jiayu Wan,
  • Qitong Li,
  • Yongming Sun,
  • Zhiyi Lu,
  • Xueli Zheng,
  • Guangmin Zhou,
  • Chun-Lan Wu,
  • Shou-Cheng Zhang,
  • Mark L. Brongersma,
  • Jia Li,
  • Yi Cui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07710-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Electrochemical ion intercalation in 2D layered materials is known to occur through the material’s edges, accompanied by frequent structural deformations. Here the authors show that in MoS2 flakes where the edges have been sealed, a reversible and ion-selective intercalation occurs through the top surface via the intrinsic defects.