Facile Method of Synthesizing MoS2 Nanoparticles

The amorphous MoS2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by a simple oxidation–reduction reaction in an aqueous solution. A series of products with different morphologies, such as MoS2 nanospheres, inorganic fullerene-like nanospheres, nanorods and Mo bended rods, can be obtained by annealing the amorphous MoS2 nanoparticles under N2 atmosphere under 400–1200 0C. These products have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electronic microscopy, transmission electronmicroscopy. The possible transformation mechanism for the structure has been discussed based on the experimental results

Keywords:

Fullerene , Nanostructures , Chemical synthesis , X-ray diffraction , Crystal structure