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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Synthesis of MoO3 Nanostructures and Their Facile Conversion to MoS2 Fullerenes and Nanotubes.

Nicole ZinkHelen Annal ThereseUte KolbWolfgang Tremel

subject

DiffractionAmmonium molybdateNanotubeMaterials scienceFullereneNanostructureChemistryThermal decompositionInorganic chemistryOxideNanoparticleGeneral ChemistryGeneral MedicineCondensed Matter Physicschemistry.chemical_compoundChemical engineeringTransmission electron microscopyYield (chemistry)General Materials ScienceNanorod

description

The fast thermolysis of ammonium molybdate leads to a mixture of MoO3 and Mo5.3O14.5(OH)2.8(H2O)1.36 with spherical and rod-like morphologies. The oxide mixture can be converted in quantitative yield to inorganic fullerene-type (IF) MoS2 and MoS2 nanotubes (NT) by H2S reduction using a facile and quick procedure. The products were studied by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). TEM analysis reveals that the spherical and rod-like morphology of the oxide precursor is preserved during the H2S treatment.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-01-09ChemInform
https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.200702215