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Molybdenum(IV) sulfide

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Synonym(s):

Molybdenum disulfide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
MoS2
CAS Number:
1317-33-5
Molecular Weight:
160.07
EC Number:
215-263-9
MDL number:
MFCD00003470
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
57652216
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

particle size

~6 μm (max. 40 μm)

density

5.06 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

S=[Mo]=S

InChI

1S/Mo.2S

InChI key

CWQXQMHSOZUFJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Molybdenum disulfide is a two dimensional layered material. Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)exhibit photoconductivity. The layers of the TMD can be mechanically or chemicaly exfoliated to form nanosheets.

Application

Acidic solution of MoS2 particles was used to catalyze hydrogen evolution at a water 1,2-dichloroethane interface. MoS2 was dispersed in N-methyl-pyrrolidone to form exfoliated MoS2 flakes of various sizes. MoS2 ink was used for inkjet printer. MoS2 may find potential applications in electronics and optoelectronics.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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"Inkjet Printing of MoS2
Li J, et al.
Advances in Functional Materials, 24(41), 6524-6531 (2014)
Preparation of high concentration dispersions of exfoliated MoS2 with increased flake size
O?Neill A, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 24(12), 2414- 2421 (2012)
Hydrogen evolution at polarised liquid/liquid interfaces catalyzed by molybdenum disulfide.
Hatay I, et al.
Energy & Environmental Science, 4(10), 4246-4251 (2011)
A Castellanos-Gomez et al.
Nano letters, 12(6), 3187-3192 (2012-05-31)
Single-layer MoS(2) is an attractive semiconducting analogue of graphene that combines high mechanical flexibility with a large direct bandgap of 1.8 eV. On the other hand, bulk MoS(2) is an indirect bandgap semiconductor similar to silicon, with a gap of
Han Wang et al.
Nano letters, 12(9), 4674-4680 (2012-08-07)
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS(2)), have been shown to exhibit excellent electrical and optical properties. The semiconducting nature of MoS(2) allows it to overcome the shortcomings of zero-bandgap graphene, while still sharing many of graphene's advantages for
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