Self-assembly of nanomaterials by wet chemistry methods is a suitable approach for the preparation of engineered structures with novel functionalities. In this work, we study the ability of long-chain amines to direct the growth of a layered nanomaterial, using [Re x Se y Cl z] clusters as building blocks. The amines link to the clusters as ligands during the synthesis, directing the self-assembly due to their amphiphilic properties, which produces a platelet-shaped 2D material with sizes up to several μm in diameter and thicknesses in the range of 60–80 nm. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report on a one-step mild chemistry method for the preparation of 2D structures composed of alternate layers of self-assembled amines and sub-nm clusters of a rhenium chalcogenide. Furthermore, these materials can be used as a suitable source of clusters which then, conveniently released by a simple acid/base …    «

Self-assembly of nanomaterials by wet chemistry methods is a suitable approach for the preparation of engineered structures with novel functionalities. In this work, we study the ability of long-chain amines to direct the growth of a layered nanomaterial, using [Re x Se y Cl z] clusters as building blocks. The amines link to the clusters as ligands during the synthesis, directing the self-assembly due to their amphiphilic properties, which produces a platelet-shaped 2D material with sizes up to...    »