What is MoS2
Molybdenum disulfide [molybdenum(IV) sulfide, MoS2] is an inorganic compound in the mineral molybdenite. Its crystals have a layered hexagonal structure (shown) similar to graphite. In 1957, Ronald E. Bell and Robert E. Herbert at the now-defunct Climax Molybdenum Company of Michigan (Ann Arbor) prepared what was then a new rhombohedral crystalline. Like most mineral salts, MoS2 has a high melting point but begins to sublime at a relatively low 450 ºC. This property is useful for purifying the c