Advanced Materials, Vol.17, No.12, 1500-1503, 2005
WS2 and MoS2 inorganic fullerenes - Super shock absorbers at very high pressures
Superb antishock WS2 inorganic fullerenes (IF) can sustain shock pressures up to 25 GPa, suggesting that these IFs are probably the toughest cage molecules known. The Figure shows images of a) pre- and b) postshock WS2 IF nanoparticles. These IFs may have great potential to withstand very high applied loads when used as solid-state lubricants.