Hexamolybdenum Clusters Supported on Exfoliated h-BN Nanosheets for Photocatalytic Water Purification.

Nowadays, the development of new effective photocatalytic materials for the purification of real wastewaters and model systems containing organic molecules constitutes an important challenge. Here we present a preparation strategy for composite materials based on hexamolybdenum cluster complexes and exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheets. Cluster deposition on the nanosheet surface was achieved by impregnation of the matrix by a (BuN)[{MoI}(NO)]/acetone solution.

Pt-Decorated Boron Nitride Nanosheets as Artificial Nanozyme for Detection of Dopamine.

Over the past decade, nanosized metal oxides, metals, and bimetallic particles have been actively researched as enzyme mimetic nanomaterials. However, the common issues with individual nanoparticles (NPs) are stabilization, reproducibility, and blocking of active sites by surfactants. These problems promote further studies of composite materials, where NPs are spread on supports, such as graphene derivatives or dichalcogenide nanosheets.