Synthesis of WS2 and MoS2 fullerene-like nanoparticles from solid precursors

Inna Wiesel; Hamutal Arbel; Ana Albu-Yaron; Ronit Popovitz-Biro; Jeffrey M. Gordon; Daniel Feuermann; Reshef Tenne

doi:10.1007/s12274-009-9034-7

Synthesis of WS₂ and MoS₂ fullerene-like nanoparticles from solid precursors

Inna Wiesel, Hamutal Arbel, Ana Albu-Yaron, Ronit Popovitz-Biro, Jeffrey M. Gordon, Daniel Feuermann, Reshef Tenne

The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research

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Abstract

Inorganic fullerene-like WS₂ and MoS₂ nanoparticles have been synthesized using exclusively solid precursors, by reaction of the corresponding metal oxide nanopowder, sulfur and a hydrogen-releasing agent (NaBH₄ or LiAlH₄), achieved either by conventional furnace heating up to a 900 °C or by photothermal ablation at far higher temperatures driven by highly concentrated white light. In contrast to the established syntheses that require toxic and hazardous gases, working solely with solid precursors permits relatively safer reactor conditions conducive to industrial scale-up.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	416-424
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nano Research
Volume	2
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-009-9034-7
State	Published - 1 Jan 2009

Keywords

Fullerene-like
MoS
Nanoparticles
Synthesis
WS

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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