Cover Picture: A New Fabrication Method for Single‐Layer Nanosheets by Silver‐Assisted Exfoliation (ChemNanoMat 6/2017)

A new way towards single-layer nanosheets: The novel silver-assisted exfoliation route described in this work utilizes the formation of highly insoluble silver iodide as driving force for the exfoliation of silver transition metal oxides with organic iodides. This method not only broadens the scope of organic exfoliation agents but allows for the judicious introduction of functional ligands which can be used to tailor the properties of the nanosheets. Moreover, the silver-assisted route is exceptionally mild and hence may be used to exfoliate acid-sensitive systems, which are not accessible by conventional acid-assisted exfoliation protocols, thus enlarging the portfolio of existing nanosheets. More information can be found in the Communication by B. V. Lotsch et al. on page 411 in Issue 6, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201700067).