Mesostructured cobalt and nickel molybdenum sulfides

We report the synthesis of mesostructured cobalt and nickel molybdenum sulfides prepared by reacting MoS42- anions with Co2+ and Ni2+ in formamide solution in the presence of alkyl-pyridinium surfactant molecules acting as template. These systems represent the first examples of templated mesostructured Co–Mo–S and Ni–Mo–S type materials.