Constructing layer-by-layer self-assembly MoS 2 /C nanomaterials by a one-step hydrothermal method for catalytic hydrogenation of phenanthrene.

Layer-by-layer self-assembly MoS 2 /C nanomaterials are constructed through the electrostatic adsorption between MoS 2 nuclei with positive charge and C nuclei with negative charge using a facile one-step hydrothermal method. The layer-by-layer self-assembly MoS 2 /C catalysts with high exposure of catalytic hydrogenation active sites exhibit enhanced catalytic performance in phenanthrene hydrogenation.