Study on the effect of different solvents on the liquid phase exfoliation of MoTe<sub>2</sub> quantum dots

Guobin LI; Taiwei ZHANG; Kun HU; Ao YANG; Yiping XIA; Xueming LI; Libin TANG; Peizhi YANG; Shengdi CHEN; Li YANG; Yan ZHANG

doi:10.3788/IRLA20240377

Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 54, Issue 7, 20240377(2025)

Study on the effect of different solvents on the liquid phase exfoliation of MoTe₂ quantum dots

Guobin LI^1,2,3, Taiwei ZHANG^1,2,3, Kun HU^1,2,3, Ao YANG^1,2,3, Yiping XIA^1,2,3, Xueming LI¹, Libin TANG^2,3、*, Peizhi YANG¹, Shengdi CHEN^2,3, Li YANG^2,3, and Yan ZHANG^2,3

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¹Key Laboratory of Advanced Technique & Preparation for Renewable Energy Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China

²Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, China

³Yunnan Key Laboratory of Advanced Photoelectric Materials & Devices, Kunming 650223, China

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Guobin LI, Taiwei ZHANG, Kun HU, Ao YANG, Yiping XIA, Xueming LI, Libin TANG, Peizhi YANG, Shengdi CHEN, Li YANG, Yan ZHANG. Study on the effect of different solvents on the liquid phase exfoliation of MoTe₂ quantum dots[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(7): 20240377

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Category: Infrared

Received: Aug. 19, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Aug. 29, 2025

The Author Email: Libin TANG (scitang@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/IRLA20240377

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