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  1. Abstract Crystallographically anisotropic two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) with vertically aligned (VA) layers is attractive for electrochemical sensing owing to its surface-enriched dangling bonds coupled with extremely large mechanical deformability. In this study, we explored VA-2D MoS 2 layers integrated on cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) for detecting various volatile organic compound gases. Sensor devices employing VA-2D MoS 2 /CNFs exhibited excellent sensitivities for the tested gases of ethanol, methanol, ammonia, and acetone; e.g. a high response rate up to 83.39% for 100 ppm ethanol, significantly outperforming previously reported sensors employing horizontally aligned 2D MoS 2 layers. Furthermore, VA-2D MoS 2 /CNFs were identified to be completely dissolvable in buffer solutions such as phosphate-buffered saline solution and baking soda buffer solution without releasing toxic chemicals. This unusual combination of high sensitivity and excellent biodegradability inherent to VA-2D MoS 2 /CNFs offers unprecedented opportunities for exploring mechanically reconfigurable sensor technologies with bio-compatible transient characteristics. 
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  2. Abstract

    Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (2D TMD) layers present an unusually ideal combination of excellent opto-electrical properties and mechanical tolerance projecting high promise for a wide range of emerging applications, particularly in flexible and stretchable devices. The prerequisite for realizing such opportunities is to reliably integrate large-area 2D TMDs of well-defined dimensions on mechanically pliable materials with targeted functionalities by transferring them from rigid growth substrates. Conventional approaches to overcome this challenge have been limited as they often suffer from the non-scalable integration of 2D TMDs whose structural and chemical integrity are altered through toxic chemicals-involved processes. Herein, we report a generic and reliable strategy to achieve the layer-by-layer integration of large-area 2D TMDs and their heterostructure variations onto a variety of unconventional substrates. This new 2D layer integration method employs water only without involving any other chemicals, thus renders distinguishable advantages over conventional approaches in terms of material property preservation and integration size scalability. We have demonstrated the generality of this method by integrating a variety of 2D TMDs and their heterogeneously-assembled vertical layers on exotic substrates such as plastics and papers. Moreover, we have verified its technological versatility by demonstrating centimeter-scale 2D TMDs-based flexible photodetectors and pressure sensors which are difficult to fabricate with conventional approaches. Fundamental principles for the water-assisted spontaneous separation of 2D TMD layers are also discussed.

     
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