Two-Dimensional Hybrid Nanomaterials

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have a laminar structure with small dimensions from a few tens of nanometers to a few microns and few atomic layers of thickness. As a consequence of the spatial confinement of electrons, these materials present exceptional chemical, physical and electronic properties, currently required for applications in opto-electronics, environmental control, diagnosis and medical treatment, etc. Typical 2D nanomaterials are graphene and its derivatives, flakes of MoS2, WS2, h-BN, etc. On the other hand, the participation of plasmonic, magnetic, catalytic, hydrophobic, etc. nanoparticles (Nps) in a wide variety of processes is highlighted, due to its specific characteristics.The experimental strategy of controlled integration of the components from both groups of materials through different aggregation processes in solution or assembly on surfaces, using advanced characterization techniques, leads to obtain nanohybrids with novel properties and concrete utilities, registered by the combination of their functionalities.