Inclusion Systems of Organic Molecules in Restacked Single-Layer Molybdenum Disulfide

Abstract

Novel materials have been obtained by restacking single-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) with organic molecules included between the layers. A large variety of organic molecules can be included between layers of MoS 2 and other transition-metal dichalcogenides. The films with the included organics are formed at the interface between an aqueous suspension of the MoS 2 and a water-immiscible organic liquid. The organic molecules are not necessarily electron donors. A highly oriented, conducting film of restacked MoS 2 containing ferrocene is presented as an example.