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On the Mechanical Properties of WS2 and MoS2 Nanotubes and Fullerene-Like Nanoparticles: In Situ Electron Microscopy Measurements

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Since the discovery of the first inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles and nanotubes made of WS2 and then MoS2, many more compounds which produce such nanostructures have been discovered and added to the ever expanding list of this group of the layered nanomaterials. Scaling-up the synthesis of the nano-phases of WS2 and MoS2 together with their incredible mechanical properties has turned them into a most promising product for the lubrication industry. Fundamental studies on the mechanical properties of WS2 and MoS2 inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles and nanotubes are presented in this review. A wide range of mechanical testing was conducted on WS2 and MoS2 nanoparticles. The main focus of this review will be on single nanoparticle experiments in situ electron microscopy as it enables simultaneous structure and properties characterization. Although it is quite challenging, the single nanoparticle approach provides us with the ability to elucidate the intrinsic properties of WS2 and MoS2 inorganic fullerenes and nanotubes.

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This study was funded by the Israel Science Foundation; the FTA grant of the Israel National NanoInitiative; the Israel Science Foundation; the H. Perlman Foundation; Irving and Azelle Waltcher Foundation in honor of Prof. M. Levy; the Irving and Cherna Moskowitz Center for Nano and Bio-Nano Imaging and Taiho Kogyo Tribology Research Foundation (TTRF), Japan.

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Kaplan-Ashiri, I., Tenne, R. On the Mechanical Properties of WS2 and MoS2 Nanotubes and Fullerene-Like Nanoparticles: In Situ Electron Microscopy Measurements. JOM 68, 151–167 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-015-1659-2

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