Preparation and Characterization of Tungsten-substituted Molybdenum Disulfide Nanorods

The tungsten-substituted molybdenum disulfide nanorods were synthesized through a pyrolysis process. The rod-shaped trisulfide precursor was prepared using a reversed micelle based method. The tungsten-substituted molybdenum disulfide nanorods were obtained by thermal decomposition of the as-prepared precursor. Energy dispersive spectroscopy identified that the chemical composition of the final product was Mo0.95W0.05S2. The produced nanorods were further characterized with Xray power diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.