Mesoporous carbon-containing MoS{sub 2} materials formed from the in situ decomposition of tetraalkylammonium thiomolybdates
Molybdenum disulfide with unique mesoporous structure was synthesized from tetraalkylammonium thiometallate precursors in situ decomposed in a batch reactor in the presence of dibenzothiophene (DBT). The precursors used in this study were tetraalkylammonium thiomolybdates with alkyl groups ranging from propyl to octyl. Molybdenum disulfide thus prepared presents high surface area (from 255 up to 329 m{sup 2}/g), high content of carbon (C/Mo=2.7-4.0) and type IV nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms when decomposed from tetrahexyl-, tetraheptyl- or tetraoctylammonium thiomolybdates. The as-formed materials are poorly crystallized with a very weak intensity of the (0 0 2) peak of the 2H-MoS{sub 2} structure. Such diffraction patterns are characteristic of exfoliated samples. Characterization by TEM shows a disordered layered structure with no long range order for the MoS{sub 2} catalysts. Therefore, the nature of the alkyl group in the precursor affects both the surface area and the pore size distribution of the final MoS{sub 2} catalysts with a progressive morphological modification up to a mesoporous organization.
- OSTI ID:
- 20887967
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 38, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5408(03)00066-7; PII: S0025540803000667; Copyright (c) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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