Ternary molybdenum cluster sulfides: electrochemical and chemical behaviorof in situ pulsed laser deposited thin films

The electrochemical deinsertions and insertions in recently synthesised PLD molybdenum cluster sulfide films are presented. We prove that CuxMo6S8 can be electrochemically converted to Mo6S8. The copper, cadmium, zinc and lea d intercalation performed by electrochemistry on deintercalated films has s ucceeded. During this study, we also report that the use of a chemical proc ess allows the formation of PbMo6S8 and SnMo6S8 thin films, that means that the intercalation of large cations is effective Like the one of small cati ons.