molybdenum disulfide

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noun

Chemistry.

1. a black crystalline powder, MoS 2 , insoluble in water, used as a lubricant and as a hydrogenation catalyst.

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Etymology

Origin of molybdenum disulfide

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The nanoflowers are made from molybdenum disulfide, an inorganic compound that can form many different two-dimensional shapes at very small scales.

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The Gaharwar Lab is among a small number of research groups investigating how molybdenum disulfide might be used for biomedical purposes.

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To investigate this behavior, the team used laser beams of various colors on a two-layer Janus TMD material composed of molybdenum sulfur selenide stacked on molybdenum disulfide.

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"We discovered that shining light on Janus molybdenum sulfur selenide and molybdenum disulfide creates tiny, directional forces inside the material, which show up as changes in its SHG pattern," Zhang said.

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Yiling Yu, a member of Xiao's research team, grew isotopically pure 2D crystals of atomically thin molybdenum disulfide using molybdenum atoms of different masses.

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