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Nanocomposite materials based on chitosan and molybdenum disulfide

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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) was lithiated with n-butyllithium to obtain LiMoS2. The exfoliation and re-stacking properties of LiMoS2 allowed for the facile intercalation of chitosan into the re-stacked layers of MoS2. A series of nanomaterials were synthesized, and characterized by powder-X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and four-probe electrical conductivity measurements. The chitosan–MoS2 nanomaterial at 1:1 mol ratio displayed an increase in electrical conductivity value by a factor of 100 with respect to the pristine layered structure.

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The authors would like to thank the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada (AIF), and the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) for financial support.

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Saada, I., Bissessur, R. Nanocomposite materials based on chitosan and molybdenum disulfide. J Mater Sci 47, 5861–5866 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6486-z

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