A protocol for the liquid exfoliation of layered materials to nanosheets, their size selection and size measurement by microscopic and spectroscopic techniques is presented.
Backes, C., Hanlon, D., Szydlowska, B. M., Harvey, A., Smith, R. J., Higgins, T. M., Coleman, J. N. Preparation of Liquid-exfoliated Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets with Controlled Size and Thickness: A State of the Art Protocol. J. Vis. Exp. (118), e54806, doi:10.3791/54806 (2016).