Title: Electrodeposition of transition metal dichalcogenides for device applications
Time: 2025-11-17 16:00
Lecturer: Philip Bartlett
University of Southampton, UK
Venue: Room 202, Lu-Jiaxi Building
Abstract：
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), such as MoS2 or WS2, have layered structures with strong covalent bonding within the layers and weak van der Waals bonding between layers. This weak interlayer bonding allows the materials to be thinned down to one, two or few-layers producing 2D materials with unique properties not found for the bulk material. Few-layer TMDCs are currently a hot topic in electrochemistry with a focus on their applications in electrocatalysis and energy conversion and storage. On the other hand, there is even greater interest in the fields of solid state physics and nanoelectronics in the possible applications of few-layer TMDCs in nanoelectronic devices including field effect transistors, memristors, photodetectors, and flexible electronics.
In this lecture I will describe our recent work in Southampton working towards the electrodeposition of few-layer TMDCs, using single source precursors and non-aqueous solvents, for applications in nanoelectronic devices.
Bio of the Lecturer：
Philip N. Bartlett is Professor of Electrochemistry at the University of Southampton, UK. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford and his PhD from Imperial College, University of London in the UK.
He is an Honorary Member of the Bioelectrochemical Society, a Fellow of the International Society for Electrochemistry, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Royal Society. He has received a number of awards including the Electrodeposition award of the Electrochemical Society, the Carl Wagner medal from the Electrochemical Society, the Electrochimica Acta gold medal of the International Society of Electrochemistry, and the Giulio-Milazzo Prize of the Bioelectrochemical Society. He is a past President of the International Society for Electrochemistry and has published over 350 papers in refereed international journals including extensive work on biosensors, electrodeposition and electrode surface modification.
