Abstract
Bimetaltic NiW sulfide, nanostructures of the inorganic fullerene-like (IF-like) type were prepared by a chemical method employing ammonium thiotungstate and nickel nitrate as metal-sulfide precursors followed by sulfidation in H2S/H2 at 400 °C. The nanostructures were grown with a Ni excess, at an atomic ratio R = 0.85 (R = Ni/Ni + W). The x-ray diffraction patterns showed poorly crystalline WS2, WO2, NiS, and Ni9S8 phases. High-resolution electron microscopy micrographs revealed the formation of two fullerene-like nanostructures, nickel sulfide nanoparticles and long nanotubes filled with tungsten suboxide, both coated by several WS2 layers. The surface area of 18 m2/g measured by nitrogen adsorption (BET surface-area) revealed that these materials contained micropororosity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2176-2184 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Research |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering