Flowerlike WSe2 and WS2 microspheres: One-pot synthesis, formation mechanism and application in heavy metal ion sequestration

Li, W., Chen, D., Xia, F.ORCID: 0000-0002-4950-3640, Tan, J.Z.Y., Song, J., Song, W-G and Caruso, R.A. (2016) Flowerlike WSe2 and WS2 microspheres: One-pot synthesis, formation mechanism and application in heavy metal ion sequestration. Chemical Communications, 52 (24). pp. 4481-4484.

Abstract

Flowerlike WSe2 and WS2 microspheres were synthesized by a facile and scalable one-pot solvothermal method. Their formation mechanism followed the reaction between dissolved W(CO)6 and dissolved S or melted Se without complete decomposition of W(CO)6 into tungsten. As novel efficient sorbents, WSe2 and WS2 demonstrated outstanding uptake capacities for Pb2+ and Hg2+.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	School of Engineering and Information Technology
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Copyright:	© 2016 Royal Society of Chemistry
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/30411

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