Self-assembly method for two-dimensional mesoporous materials: a review for recent progress

Abstract

Two-dimensional mesoporous materials (2DMMs) refer to thin two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets with randomly dispersed or ordered mesopores, which can combine the advantages of 2D materials and mesoporous materials while overcoming their inherent drawbacks, leading to enhanced application performance. A self-assembly strategy has been recognized as a promising manufacturing method for 2DMMs with customized performance. Over the past decades, encouraging progress has been made in the development of 2DMMs via the self-assembly strategy with a variety of compositions, morphologies, mesoporous structures, and pore sizes. Here, we provide a comprehensive review on recent progress in the fabrication of 2DMMs through this strategy, focusing on the synthesis methods, including molecular self-assembly methods, single micelle assembly methods, multi-templates methods, surface-limited co-assembly methods, and template-free methods. In addition, we set out the challenges faced by 2DMMs in future research and point out potential development directions.

Keywords

Mesoporous materials / self-assembly method / two-dimensional materials

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