Hydrothermal synthesis of amorphous MoS<sub>2</sub>nanofiber bundles via acidification of ammonium heptamolybdate tetrahydrate

<p>Abstract</p><p>MoS<sub>2</sub>nanofiber bundles have been prepared by hydrothermal method using ammonium molybdate with sulfur source in acidic medium and maintained at 180 &#176;C for several hours. The obtained black crystalline products are characterized by po...

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Main Authors: Tharamani CN, Livage J, Nagaraju G, Chandrappa GT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2007-01-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-007-9087-z
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p><p>MoS<sub>2</sub>nanofiber bundles have been prepared by hydrothermal method using ammonium molybdate with sulfur source in acidic medium and maintained at 180 &#176;C for several hours. The obtained black crystalline products are characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The PXRD pattern of the sample can be readily indexed as hexagonal 2H-MoS<sub>2</sub>. FTIR spectrum of the MoS<sub>2</sub>shows the band at 480 cm<sup>&#8722;1</sup>corresponds to the &#947;<sub>as</sub>(Mo-S). SEM/TEM images of the samples exhibit that the MoS<sub>2</sub>nanofiber exist in bundles of 120&#8211;300 nm in diameter and 20&#8211;25 &#956;m in length. The effects of temperature, duration and other experimental parameters on the morphology of the products are investigated.</p>
ISSN:1931-7573
1556-276X