CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONS OF LAYER STRUCTURES AND STACKING-FAULTS IN NATURAL AND SYNTHESIZED MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE CRYSTALS BY HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
M. Shiojiri et al., CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONS OF LAYER STRUCTURES AND STACKING-FAULTS IN NATURAL AND SYNTHESIZED MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE CRYSTALS BY HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY, Journal of Electron Microscopy, 42(2), 1993, pp. 72-78
Cross sections of the (0001) layers in natural (molybdenite) and synth
esized molybdenum disulfide crystals have been observed by high-resolu
tion transmission electron microscopy. The image simulation for hexago
nal and rhombohedral MoS2 crystals which are perfect and contain vario
us types of stacking faults shows that the Mo and S columns along the
incident electron beam can be distinguished in the [2110BAR] images an
d hence the stacking sequence of Mo and S layers can be determined. Th
e layer structures and the formation mechanisms of the stacking faults
which have been found in natural and synthesized molybdenum disulfide
Hakes are presented.