Delamination of Layered Double Hydroxide in Ionic Liquids under Ambient Conditions

Takács, Dóra and Varga, Gábor and Csapó, Edit and Jamnik, Andrej and Tomšič, Matija and Szilágyi, István (2022) Delamination of Layered Double Hydroxide in Ionic Liquids under Ambient Conditions. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 13 (51). pp. 11850-11856. ISSN 1948-7185

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Abstract

Liquid phase delamination of layered materials into single- or few-layer nanosheets leads to stable nanoscale dispersions of 2D materials. The delamination of layered double hydroxide (LDH) to double hydroxide nanosheets was studied in two ionic liquids (ILs): ethylammonium nitrate (EAN) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (BMIMSCN). The as-prepared lamellar structure of LDH disappeared upon dispersing it in ILs due to delamination into 2D nanosheets confirmed by X-ray scattering and diffraction techniques and further evaluated by height profile assessment of the nanoparticles by atomic force microscopy. The results showed that both the thickness and lateral size of the dispersed particles decreased in the IL-based samples, indicating that cleavage of the LDH materials can be observed in addition to delamination. The findings prove the concept of delamination of layered materials by ILs under ambient conditions─an excellent way to prepare 2D double hydroxide nanosheet dispersions in one step using nonvolatile green solvents.

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