molybdenum disulfide

noun

: a compound MoS2 used especially as a lubricant in grease

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But unlike graphene, molybdenum disulfide is a semiconductor. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025 Eventually, researchers expect silicon gate-all-around devices to reach a scaling limit, so researchers at Intel and elsewhere have been working to replace the silicon in the nanosheet with 2D semiconductors such as molybdenum disulfide. IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024 It’s done by growing molybdenum disulfide and tungsten diselenide on separate wafers and then transferring chip-size cutouts of each semiconductor to form the two types of transistors. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Oct. 2023 This deposited the wiring directly on top of the molybdenum disulfide, completing the formation of functional transistors. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for molybdenum disulfide

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of molybdenum disulfide was in 1869

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“Molybdenum disulfide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molybdenum%20disulfide. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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