Title: Synthesis and characterisation of MS2 (M = Nb, Ta) nanostructures
Authors: Yanqing Liu, Changsheng Li, Junmao Li, Ping Yang, Nan Li
Addresses: School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China. ' School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China. ' School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China. ' Schoolof Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China. ' School of Jingjiang, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
Abstract: Inorganic Fullerene-like (IF) of metal dichalcogenide MS2 (M = Mo, W) materials have been synthesised and applied in some fields, analogous layered compounds, like NbS2 andTaS2, were unstable in the planar form and tend to form closed cage structures with on the polyhedral or tubular shape. The main goal of the present work was to prepare tubular MS2 (M = Nb, Ta) nanostructures by solid-phase reaction method, which was an alternative route to prepare one dimension disulfide nanomaterials. The characterisation of associated products, have been evaluated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and other techniques. Besides, growth process of nanostructures was discussed in detail.
Keywords: NbS2; TaS2; nanostructures; solid-phase reaction; growth mechanisms; metal dichalcogenide; nanotechnology; nanomaterials.
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2008.018036
International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2008 Vol.31 No.2/3/4, pp.400 - 405
Published online: 27 Apr 2008 *
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