Direct synthesis of MoS2 or MoO3via thermolysis of a dialkyl dithiocarbamato molybdenum(iv) complex

Niting Zeng; David G Hopkinson; Ben F Spencer; Simon G McAdams; Aleksander A Tedstone; Sarah J Haigh; David J Lewis

doi:10.1039/c8cc08932a

Direct synthesis of MoS₂ or MoO₃via thermolysis of a dialkyl dithiocarbamato molybdenum(iv) complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Dec 18;55(1):99-102. doi: 10.1039/c8cc08932a.

Authors

Niting Zeng¹, David G Hopkinson¹, Ben F Spencer¹, Simon G McAdams¹, Aleksander A Tedstone², Sarah J Haigh¹, David J Lewis¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, UK. david.lewis-4@manchester.ac.uk.
² School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, UK.

PMID: 30512029
DOI: 10.1039/c8cc08932a

Abstract

Direct synthesis of either 2H-MoS2 or α-MoO3 is made possible by thermolysis of the same single source precursor in either argon or air at moderate temperatures.