Controlling dispersion and morphology of MoS2 nanospheres by hydrothermal method using SiO2 as template

Monodispersed MoS2 nanospheres were successfully synthesized by using SiO2 as hard template. The size and morphology of the MoS2 nanospheres could be finely controlled by the content of SiO2 and sulfur precursors. Furthermore, higher surface area of monodispersed MoS2 nanospheres exhibited high reaction rate for hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of dibenzenethiophene (DBT).