2D semiconductors

Our expertise is in the synthesis of 2D nanosheet materials through liquid exfoliation and chemical exfoliation, and their chemical functionalization. We focus on the chemistries of phosphorene, arsenene, and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and are interested in their optical and electronic properties.

Selected publications:

P. Vishnoi, K. Pramoda, U. Gupta, M. Chhetri, R. Geetha Balakrishna, C. N. R. Rao, Covalently Linked Heterostructures of Phosphorene with MoS₂/MoSe₂ and their HER Activity, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 27780-27787.

P. Vishnoi, U. Gupta, R. Pandey, C. N. R. Rao, Stable Functionalized Phosphorenes with Photocatalytic HER Activity, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 6631-6637.

P. Vishnoi, A. Sampath, U. V. Waghmare, C. N. R. Rao, Covalent Functionalization of Nanosheets of MoS₂ and MoSe₂ by Substituted Benzenes and other Organic Molecules, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 886-895.