This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in 2D MoS2 materials synthesis, properties, and mimics of various applications. It covers a brief history of MoS2, its origin, properties, and applications in various fields such as optoelectronics, nanoelectronics, catalysis, energy storage and generation, nano-lubricants, etc. The book focuses on novel synthesis approaches of bulk and nano-MoS2. It includes various innovative characterization techniques, different approaches to surface functionalization, strengths, and limitations of these materials along with their different properties. Additionally, it addresses the enhancing the properties of the materials using heterostructure formation with other materials. The topics covered in the book are of vital importance in a wide range of modern and emerging layered materials employed in most industries, academics, healthcare, food, environment, and research institutes. The book brings together numerous experts in the field of MoS2 on novel synthesis, usual properties, and applications of this modern material to address fundamental issues prevailing in this thematic domain. This book is recommended for physics, Chemistry, materials science and engineering departments and as a reference for researchers in the field.

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Prof. Chandra Sekhar Rout is a full professor at the Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University. Before joining CNMS, He was a DST-Ramanujan fellow at IIT Bhubaneswar, India (2013-2017). He received his B.Sc. (2001) and M.Sc. (2003) degrees from Utkal University and his Ph.D. from JNCASR, Bengaluru (2008), under the supervision of Prof. C. N. R. Rao, Bharat Ratna. His research interests include preparing and characterizing 2D layered materials and their hybrids for chemical sensors and biosensors, supercapacitors and energy storage devices, field emitters, and electronic devices. He has authored more than 200 research papers in international journals and edited six books.