Mo-S-I nanowires

Mo-S-I nanowires were synthesized at the Jozef Stefan Institute by chemical transport synthesis. The preparation of these products is described precisely in the patent PCT/EP04/001870. Mihailovic chose the name of nanowires to describe the important length of the sample (of the order of a millimetre) and the absence of cavity in the structure of the wire. A company named Mo6 was created to study the properties of this kind of compound and to market them. These nanowires present, for example, field emission properties [78]. 

Figure 2 5 (a) SEM image of Mo-S-I nanowires, (b) TEM image showing bundles with different diameters... 

Figure 2.56 XRD patterns of Mo-S-I nanowires compared with 2H-M0S2...

Figure 2S1 Raman spectrum of Mo-S-I nanowires and 2H-M0S2 (wavelength of 632.817 nm). The spectra are very different but the nanowires are slightly contaminated by 2H-M0S2...

Figure 2.59 Effect of the contact pressure on the friction coefficient with the optimal concentration of 1 wt% (v = 2.5 nun/s, T = 20 °C). Pressure improves the efficiency of the Mo-S-I nanowire additive...

Figure 2.63 (a) XRD pattern of wear particles collected after friction compared to the one of Mo-S-I nanowires (b) 2H-M0S2. Formation of 2H-M0S2 is observed during friction... 

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