This invention relates to a method for
iodine-induced
lithium intercalation and exfoliation of two-dimensional materials, comprising the following steps: uniformly mixing a target bulk layered material with an inorganic salt to obtain mixture A; the inorganic salt contains
lithium iodide; heating mixture A to 280–400°C under a vacuum environment or protective
atmosphere, while simultaneously applying
ultraviolet light irradiation, and obtaining mixture B through
solid-state lithiation treatment; dispersing mixture B in deionized water, and obtaining the two-dimensional material through
hydrolysis exfoliation, separation, washing, and
drying. This invention uses an inorganic salt containing
lithium iodide as the intercalation medium, and through the synergistic excitation of a
light field and a thermal field, induces the oxidative
decomposition of
halide ions and the release of electrons, driving
alkali metal ions to intercalate into the interlayer gaps of the bulk layered material to achieve in-situ
solid-state intercalation. Then, through
hydrolysis exfoliation, an ultrathin two-dimensional material with a large lateral dimension is obtained. The process is safe, has high intercalation efficiency, and good versatility.