| Grant number: | 13/02468-0 |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| Start date: | June 01, 2013 |
| End date: | May 31, 2015 |
| Field of knowledge: | Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials |
| Principal Investigator: | Edson Roberto Leite |
| Grantee: | Edson Roberto Leite |
| Host Institution: | Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil |
Abstract
Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (LTMD), have attracted much physical-chemical interest due to their two-dimensional layer structure, which is similar to graphene. However, this material tends to form fullerene-like nanoparticles or nanotube structures during processing. An efficient way to overcome this tendency and synthesize LTMD layers is to use the graphene as a substrate. In this research proposal, we describe a novel synthesis approach to prepare LTMD layers over reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and the use of the resulting hybrid material as an electrocatalytic composite for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) and supercapacitors. During the development of this project, we intend to merge the microwave (MW) synthesis approach with an extension of the nonhydrolytic sol-gel method to induce a highly selective crystallization of LTMD layers over graphene sheets. (AU)
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