Layered materials

[1] Owing to their distinctive structures, layered materials are often suitable for intercalation reactions.

These materials exhibit anisotropic electronic properties such as thermal and electrical conductivity.

Exfoliation can be done using sonication, mechanical, hydrothermal, electrochemical, laser-assisted, and microwave-assisted methods.

[4] Typically aggressive conditions are required involving highly polar solvents and reagents.

[5] In the ideal case, exfoliation affords single-layer materials, such as graphene.