Proceedings
22nd Saudi Japan Annual Symposium, Catalysts in Petroleum Refining &
Petrochemicals, KFUPM Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Nov. 25-26, 2012
Two-Dimensional
Crystals for Catalysis and Other Applications
Robert J Young 1,2
robert.young@manchester.ac.uk
1 School of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M1
7HS, UK
2 Center for Refining & Petrochemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum
& Minerals, Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT:
Recent
developments in the field of two-dimensional crystals such as monolayers of
graphene and molybdenum disulfide will be reviewed. The different techniques
that have been employed to prepare the materials such as mechanical and
solution exfoliation, and chemical vapour deposition are discussed briefly. The
characterization method employed to characterise the materials are described
and properties of the materials discussed. Potential applications of the
materials in fields such as nanocomposites and catalysis are then described.
Introduction
The past few years has seen a massive upsurge in interest in the preparation
and properties of two-dimensional crystals following the isolation of
monolayers of graphene in Manchester in 2004 which led to the award of the 2010
Nobel Prize in Physics to Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov. These materials have
interesting and unusual electronic and mechanical properties as well as high
specific surface area. They therefore have massive potential for a wide range
of applications in different fields of science and technology.
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