@inproceedings{ec3cf2d7efb84d06ad7212a45802f7fe,
title = "Synthesis and properties of alkali metal intercalated fullerene-like MS2 (M=W,MO) nanoparticles",
abstract = "Layered metal disulfides - MoS2 and WS2 in the form of fullerene-like (IF) nanoparticles and in the form of platelets (crystallites of the 2H polytype) have been intercalated by exposure to alkali metal (potassium and sodium) vapor using a two-zone transport method. The composition of the intercalated systems was established using X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the samples, which were not exposed to the ambient atmosphere, showed that they suffered little change in their lattice parameters. On the other hand, after exposure to ambient atmosphere, substantial increase in the interplanar spacing (3-5 Angstrom) was observed for the intercalated phases. Insertion of one to two water molecules per intercalated metal atom was suggested as a possible explanation for this large expansion along the c-axis. The modifications in magnetic and transport properties of the intercalated materials were investigated, and are believed to occur via charge transfer from the alkali metal to the conduction band of the host lattice. Restacking of the MS2 layers after prolonged exposure to the atmosphere and recovery of the pristine compound properties were observed as a result of deintercalation of the metal atoms.",
author = "A Zak and Feldman, {Yishay (Isai)} and V Lyakhovitskaya and Gregory Leitus and Ronit Popovitz-Biro and Ellen Wachtel and Hagai Cohen and Shimon Reich and Reshef Tenne",
year = "2002",
doi = "10.1063/1.1514076",
language = "English",
volume = "633",
series = "Structural And Electronic Properties Of Molecular Nanostructures",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
pages = "67--70",
booktitle = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "Structural And Electronic Properties Of Molecular Nanostructures : 16th International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials ; Conference date: 02-03-2002 Through 09-03-2002",
}