Abstract

Nano-sized tungsten disulfide (WS_2) powders were synthesized by chemical vapor condensation (CVC) process using tungsten carbonyl (W(CO)_6) as precursor and vaporized pure sulfur. Prior to the synthesis of tungsten disulfide nanoparticles, the pure tungsten nanoparticles were produced by same route to define the optimum synthesis parameters, which were then successfully applied to synthesize tungsten disulfide. The influence of experimental parameters on the phase and chemical composition as well as mean size of the particles for the produced pure tungsten and tungsten disulfide nanoparticles, were investigated.

• Keywords: Tungsten disulphide;Chemical vapor condensation;Nanopowder;XRD;FESEM;TEM;