The formation of ReS2 inorganic fullerene-like structures containing Re-4 parallelogram units and metal-metal bonds.

Abstract

The encapsulation of ReOx within ReS2 inorganic fullerene-like cages is described for the first time. The encapsulate was prepared by the sulfidization of both hand-milled and ball-milled samples of ReO2; partial conversion of the oxide to the sulfide was achieved with the degree of sulfidization depending on the exposure to the sulfidizing agent, H2S.