Correction: Preparation of Mo nanopowders through electroreduction of solid MoS in molten KCl-NaCl.

Correction for 'Preparation of Mo nanopowders through electroreduction of solid MoS in molten KCl-NaCl' by Haiping Gao et al., Phys. Chem.

Preparation of Mo nanopowders through electroreduction of solid MoS2 in molten KCl-NaCl.

Electrolysis of MoS2 to produce Mo nanopowders and elemental sulfur has been studied in an equimolar mixture of NaCl and KCl at 700 °C. The reduction mechanism was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), potentiostatic and constant voltage electrolysis together with spectroscopic and scanning electron microscopic analyses. The reduction pathway was identified to be MoS2 → LxMoS2 (x ≤ 1, L = Na or K) → L3Mo6S8 and LMo3S3 → Mo, and the last step to format metallic Mo was found to be relatively slow in kinetics.