Highly concentrated MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets in water achieved by thioglycolic acid as stabilizer and used as biomarkers

Rajeshkumar Anbazhagan, Hsing-Ju Wang, Hsieh‐Chih Tsai, Ru‐Jong Jeng

RSC Advances · 2014 · 70 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Synthesis of water soluble MoS<sub>2</sub> quantum dots from the monolayer nanosheets of MoS<sub>2</sub>, using thioglycolic acid (TGA) was reported in this study. TGA molecules not only exfoliated the bulk of MoS<sub>2</sub>, but also modified the hydrophobic surface of MoS<sub>2</sub> with hydrophilic carboxylic acid groups.

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