Green Colloidal Synthesis of MoS Nanoflakes.

Currently, two approaches dominate the large-scale production of MoS: liquid-phase exfoliation, referred to as the top-down approach, and bottom-up colloidal synthesis from molecular precursors. Known colloidal synthesis approaches utilize toxic precursors. Here, an alternative green route for the bottom-up synthesis of MoS nanoflakes (NFs) is described.