MoS2 nanostructures for electrochemical sensing of multidisciplinary targets: A review

With the emerging interest in layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), MoS2 has occupied a unique place in recent times as graphene (GR) analog. Development of novel state of the art electrochemical approaches at MoS2 modified working surfaces is an upcoming field and holds great promise for design and development of next generation sensing devices. Large available surface area, high biocompatibility and structural versatility of 2D/3D MoS2 nanostructures have produced numerous hybrid sensors and biosensors which have demonstrated their prominent role in biological, environmental, pharmaceutical, chemical, industrial and food analysis. A comprehensive and critical detail of recent advancements of MoS2 based sensors for real time applications have been presented in the present review. Overall conclusion related to sensing performances of MoS2 nanostructures and future needs to further exploit the unusual properties of mono and few layer of other TMDs for developing advance recognition systems have been concluded at the end. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.