Mo–S phases
10 phases (tier A 5, tier C 1, liquid 1, gas 1, needs_review 2); 7 stable in a calculated diagram. Structure types are assigned only when the stored evidence supports an assignment under the stated tier rules (tier A: standard phase name; tier B: unique Materials Project + OQMD on-hull match, DFT-supported; tier C: one structure stated by the assessment's crystallographic table, assessor-stated); other phases list candidates and are marked needs_review. Stability is from phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad from the SGTE binary collection (evidence class: model).
Data: interactive registry · full JSON · Mo–S system page · Markdown · field reference
| Phase | Structure | Basis | Stability (calculated) | Literature values | TDB models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHORHOMBIC_A16 phase:mo-s:a16-orthorhombic | alpha-S · A16 · oF128 · Fddd (70) | tier A: standard phase name | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–384.34 K, x(S) 1–1 | 0 | 1 |
| BCC_A2 phase:mo-s:bcc-a2 | W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229) | tier A: standard phase name | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–2896.99 K, x(S) 0–0.02647 | 22 | 1 |
| FCC_A1 phase:mo-s:fcc-a1 | Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225) | tier A: standard phase name | not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s) | 0 | 1 |
| GAS phase:mo-s:gas | gas | gas | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 690.29–4000 K, x(S) 0.94459–1 | 11 | 1 |
| HCP_A3 phase:mo-s:hcp-a3 | Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194) | tier A: standard phase name | not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s) | 0 | 1 |
| LIQUID phase:mo-s:liquid | liquid | liquid | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 384.34–4000 K, x(S) 0–1 | 40 | 1 |
| MO2S3_HT phase:mo-s:mo2s3-ht | needs_review | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 1833–2026.77 K, x(S) 0.6–0.6 | 29 | 1 | |
| MO2S3_LT phase:mo-s:mo2s3-lt | Mo2S3 · mP10 · P2_1/m (11) | tier C: assessor-stated (Hallstedt 2025 crystallographic table) | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 882.97–1833 K, x(S) 0.6–0.6 | 11 | 1 |
| MOS2_C7 phase:mo-s:mos2-c7 | MoS2 (2H) · C7 · hP6 · P6_3/mmc (194) | tier A: standard phase name | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–1992.94 K, x(S) 0.65541–0.7152 | 28 | 1 |
| MONOCLINIC_S phase:mo-s:s-monoclinic | needs_review | not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s) | 0 | 1 |
ORTHORHOMBIC_A16 (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:a16-orthorhombic; statusassigned - Structure: alpha-S · A16 · oF128 · Fddd (70); type
st:a16-alpha-s-of128; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high - Stoichiometry: S 1.0000
- Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–384.34 K, x(S) 1–1
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:a16-orthorhombic
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:ORTHORHOMBIC_A16
TDB models of ORTHORHOMBIC_A16 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: ORTHORHOMBIC_A16, type code %, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
55: PHASE ORTHORHOMBIC_A16 % 1 1 ! 56: CONST ORTHORHOMBIC_A16 : S : !
Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase
BCC_A2 (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:bcc-a2; statusassigned - Structure: W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229); type
st:a2-w-ci2; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high - Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–2896.99 K, x(S) 0–0.02647
- Literature: 22 values (22 accepted) from 1 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:bcc-a2
paper: paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:bcc_A2
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:BCC_A2
TDB models of BCC_A2 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
45: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 ! 46: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% S : VA : !
Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase - doi:10.1007/bfb0047028 Günter H. Moh, High-temperature metal sulfide chemistry, Topics in Current Chemistry, 107-151 (2006).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/0036-9748(83)90262-4 William B. Johnson, William S. Hong, Dennis W. Readey, A molybdenum sulfur binary phase diagram, Scripta Metallurgica 17, 919-922 (1983).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02443 Shun-Li Shang, Greta Lindwall, Yi Wang, Joan M. Redwing, Tim Anderson, Zi-Kui Liu, Lateral Versus Vertical Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Thermodynamic Insight into MoS<sub>2</sub>, Nano Lett. 16, 5742-5750 (2016).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.175 I.G. Vasilyeva, R.E. Nikolaev, High-temperature solid–vapor and liquid–vapor transitions in binary and ternary chalcogenides La2S3, MoS2, Mo2S3 and LiInSe2, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 452, 89-93 (2008).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1023/a:1010115620439 Ya. I. Gibner, I. G. Vasilyeva, Rapid Heating in High-Temperature Thermomicroscopic Analysis, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 53, 151-160 (1998).
cited as the source of values for this phase
FCC_A1 (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:fcc-a1; statusassigned - Structure: Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225); type
st:a1-cu-cf4; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high - Stoichiometry: Mo 1.0000
- Stability: not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s)
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:fcc-a1
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:FCC_A1
TDB models of FCC_A1 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
40: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 ! 41: CONST FCC_A1 : MO : VA : !
Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase
GAS (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:gas; statusassigned - Structure: gas; type
st:gas; gas; confidence high - Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 690.29–4000 K, x(S) 0.94459–1
- Literature: 11 values (11 accepted) from 1 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:gas
paper: paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:S2 (g), paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:gas
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:GAS
TDB models of GAS (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: GAS, type code %, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
78: PHASE GAS:G % 1 1 ! 79: CONST GAS:G : MO MO2 MOS MOS2 S S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 : !
Example references (4 of 4; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase - doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02443 Shun-Li Shang, Greta Lindwall, Yi Wang, Joan M. Redwing, Tim Anderson, Zi-Kui Liu, Lateral Versus Vertical Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Thermodynamic Insight into MoS<sub>2</sub>, Nano Lett. 16, 5742-5750 (2016).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.175 I.G. Vasilyeva, R.E. Nikolaev, High-temperature solid–vapor and liquid–vapor transitions in binary and ternary chalcogenides La2S3, MoS2, Mo2S3 and LiInSe2, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 452, 89-93 (2008).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1023/a:1010115620439 Ya. I. Gibner, I. G. Vasilyeva, Rapid Heating in High-Temperature Thermomicroscopic Analysis, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 53, 151-160 (1998).
cited as the source of values for this phase
HCP_A3 (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:hcp-a3; statusassigned - Structure: Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194); type
st:a3-mg-hp2; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high - Stoichiometry: Mo 1.0000
- Stability: not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s)
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:hcp-a3
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:HCP_A3
TDB models of HCP_A3 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
50: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 ! 51: CONST HCP_A3 : MO : VA : !
Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase
LIQUID (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:liquid; statusassigned - Structure: liquid; type
st:liquid; liquid; confidence high - Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 384.34–4000 K, x(S) 0–1
- Literature: 40 values (40 accepted) from 1 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:liquid
paper: paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:L, paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:Liquid
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:LIQUID
TDB models of LIQUID (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
35: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 ! 36: CONST LIQUID:L : MO S : !
Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase - doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02443 Shun-Li Shang, Greta Lindwall, Yi Wang, Joan M. Redwing, Tim Anderson, Zi-Kui Liu, Lateral Versus Vertical Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Thermodynamic Insight into MoS<sub>2</sub>, Nano Lett. 16, 5742-5750 (2016).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1007/bfb0047028 Günter H. Moh, High-temperature metal sulfide chemistry, Topics in Current Chemistry, 107-151 (2006).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.175 I.G. Vasilyeva, R.E. Nikolaev, High-temperature solid–vapor and liquid–vapor transitions in binary and ternary chalcogenides La2S3, MoS2, Mo2S3 and LiInSe2, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 452, 89-93 (2008).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/0036-9748(83)90262-4 William B. Johnson, William S. Hong, Dennis W. Readey, A molybdenum sulfur binary phase diagram, Scripta Metallurgica 17, 919-922 (1983).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1023/a:1010115620439 Ya. I. Gibner, I. G. Vasilyeva, Rapid Heating in High-Temperature Thermomicroscopic Analysis, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 53, 151-160 (1998).
cited as the source of values for this phase
MO2S3_HT (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:mo2s3-ht; statusneeds_review - No structure assigned. Why: no_structure_token; polymorph_family:other phases of this system have the same composition; sgte_mmc2_row_incomplete
- Candidate (literature_printed): (Mo2S3) · ? — printed with a label mapped to this phase
- Candidate (sgte_mmc2): (Mo2S3) — Hallstedt 2025 mmc2 row for MO2S3_HT: Mo2S3 (high T)
- Stoichiometry: Mo 0.4000, S 0.6000
- Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 1833–2026.77 K, x(S) 0.6–0.6
- Literature: 29 values (29 accepted) from 1 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:mo2s3-ht
paper: paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:Mo2S3, paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:β_Mo2S3
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:MO2S3_HT
TDB models of MO2S3_HT (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: MO2S3_HT, type code %, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
70: PHASE MO2S3_HT % 2 2 3 ! 71: CONST MO2S3_HT : MO : S : !
Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase - doi:10.1007/bfb0047028 Günter H. Moh, High-temperature metal sulfide chemistry, Topics in Current Chemistry, 107-151 (2006).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.175 I.G. Vasilyeva, R.E. Nikolaev, High-temperature solid–vapor and liquid–vapor transitions in binary and ternary chalcogenides La2S3, MoS2, Mo2S3 and LiInSe2, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 452, 89-93 (2008).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02443 Shun-Li Shang, Greta Lindwall, Yi Wang, Joan M. Redwing, Tim Anderson, Zi-Kui Liu, Lateral Versus Vertical Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Thermodynamic Insight into MoS<sub>2</sub>, Nano Lett. 16, 5742-5750 (2016).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/0036-9748(83)90262-4 William B. Johnson, William S. Hong, Dennis W. Readey, A molybdenum sulfur binary phase diagram, Scripta Metallurgica 17, 919-922 (1983).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1023/a:1010115620439 Ya. I. Gibner, I. G. Vasilyeva, Rapid Heating in High-Temperature Thermomicroscopic Analysis, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 53, 151-160 (1998).
cited as the source of values for this phase
MO2S3_LT (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:mo2s3-lt; statusassigned - Structure: Mo2S3 · mP10 · P2_1/m (11); type
st:mo2s3-mp10; tier C: assessor-stated (Hallstedt 2025 crystallographic table); confidence assessor-stated - Structure source: B. Hallstedt, The SGTE collection of binary datasets, Calphad 89 (2025) 102833, supplementary crystallographic table (mmc2) doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2025.102833
- Caveat: not certain from the name or DFT alone (no_structure_token, polymorph_family:other phases of this system have the same composition); structure as stated in the SGTE crystallographic table for this phase name and system
- Stoichiometry: Mo 0.4000, S 0.6000
- Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 882.97–1833 K, x(S) 0.6–0.6
- Literature: 11 values (11 accepted) from 1 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:mo2s3-lt
paper: paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:α_Mo2S3
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:MO2S3_LT
TDB models of MO2S3_LT (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: MO2S3_LT, type code %, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
65: PHASE MO2S3_LT % 2 2 3 ! 66: CONST MO2S3_LT : MO : S : !
Example references (4 of 4; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase - doi:10.1007/bfb0047028 Günter H. Moh, High-temperature metal sulfide chemistry, Topics in Current Chemistry, 107-151 (2006).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/0036-9748(83)90262-4 William B. Johnson, William S. Hong, Dennis W. Readey, A molybdenum sulfur binary phase diagram, Scripta Metallurgica 17, 919-922 (1983).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02443 Shun-Li Shang, Greta Lindwall, Yi Wang, Joan M. Redwing, Tim Anderson, Zi-Kui Liu, Lateral Versus Vertical Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Thermodynamic Insight into MoS<sub>2</sub>, Nano Lett. 16, 5742-5750 (2016).
cited as the source of values for this phase
MOS2_C7 (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:mos2-c7; statusassigned - Structure: MoS2 (2H) · C7 · hP6 · P6_3/mmc (194); type
st:c7-mos2-2h-hp6; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high - Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–1992.94 K, x(S) 0.65541–0.7152
- Literature: 28 values (28 accepted) from 1 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:mos2-c7
paper: paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:2H_MoS2, paper:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011:MoS2
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:MOS2_C7
TDB models of MOS2_C7 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: MOS2_C7, type code %, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
75: PHASE MOS2_C7 % 2 1 2 ! 76: CONST MOS2_C7 : MO% S : MO S% : !
Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase; reports values for this phase - doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02443 Shun-Li Shang, Greta Lindwall, Yi Wang, Joan M. Redwing, Tim Anderson, Zi-Kui Liu, Lateral Versus Vertical Growth of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Thermodynamic Insight into MoS<sub>2</sub>, Nano Lett. 16, 5742-5750 (2016).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/0036-9748(83)90262-4 William B. Johnson, William S. Hong, Dennis W. Readey, A molybdenum sulfur binary phase diagram, Scripta Metallurgica 17, 919-922 (1983).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.175 I.G. Vasilyeva, R.E. Nikolaev, High-temperature solid–vapor and liquid–vapor transitions in binary and ternary chalcogenides La2S3, MoS2, Mo2S3 and LiInSe2, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 452, 89-93 (2008).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1007/bfb0047028 Günter H. Moh, High-temperature metal sulfide chemistry, Topics in Current Chemistry, 107-151 (2006).
cited as the source of values for this phase - doi:10.1023/a:1010115620439 Ya. I. Gibner, I. G. Vasilyeva, Rapid Heating in High-Temperature Thermomicroscopic Analysis, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 53, 151-160 (1998).
cited as the source of values for this phase
MONOCLINIC_S (Mo–S)
- Id:
phase:mo-s:s-monoclinic; statusneeds_review - No structure assigned. Why: name_has_descriptive_tokens:MONOCLINIC; no_structure_token
- Candidate (sgte_mmc2): beta-S · mP48 · P2_1/c (14) — Hallstedt 2025 mmc2 row for MONOCLINIC_S: beta-S
- Candidate (tdb_comment): beta-S · mP48 · P2_1/a — MoS-18Cui.tdb: 'Prototype beta-S (mP48, P2_1/a)'
- Stoichiometry: S 1.0000
- Stability: not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s)
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: phase registry entry
Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-s:s-monoclinic
tdb: tdb:MoS-18Cui.tdb:MONOCLINIC_S
TDB models of MONOCLINIC_S (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written
MoS-18Cui.tdb: MONOCLINIC_S, type code %, sha256 f40ff1fdf8952ae3…
60: PHASE MONOCLINIC_S % 1 1 ! 61: CONST MONOCLINIC_S : S : !
Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):
- doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.12.011 Senlin Cui, Biao Hu, Bin Ouyang, Dongdong Zhao, Thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-S system and its application in thermal decomposition of MoS 2, Thermochimica Acta 660, 44-55 (2018).
assessment that models this phase