Table 1. Parameters of Experiments on Sulfide Growth: Temperature Range of Coexistence with Sulfur, Temperatures of Both Hot and Cold Ends of the Reaction Vessel, Approximate Growth Temperature, Time of Synthesis, Size of Crystals, and Carry Amount.

crystals, crystal structure	temperature range of coexistence with sulfur (°C)	temperature of hot end (of evaporation) (°C)	temperature of cold end (of condensation) (°C)	growth temperature (°C)	synthesis time (days)	crystal size	carry amount	figure
NbS2	n/d	850	550	∼700–600	120	1–2 mm	full	Figure 2a
NbS3	n/d	850	550	∼600	120	below resolution limits
PdS	n/d	827	551	∼700–600	70	2–3 mm × 100 μm	full	Figure 3g
PdS2	n/d			551 (in liquid S)		2–3 mm		Figure 4d
PtS2	n/d	850	550	∼700–600	60	50–100 μm	low	Figure 3f
TiS2	>632	820	566	∼700–600	93	1 mm	full	Figure 2f
TiS3	<632			566 (in liquid S)		1 mm		Figure 4e
Bi2S3	113–775	620	540	∼700–600	60	3 mm × 100 μm	medium	Figure 4c
ReS2	n/d	820	566	∼600	93	shapeless agglomerates	low	Figure 4a
TaS2	n/d	820	566	n/d	93	1 mm	full	Figure 3c
TaS3	n/d					2–3 mm × 1 μm		Figure 3b
ZrS3	<700	827	551	∼700–600	70	10 mm × 0.5 mm	medium	Figure 3d
HfS3	n/d	827	551	∼700–600	70	10 mm × 0.5 mm	medium	Figure 3e
MoS2	115–1750	820	566	∼700–600	93	50 μm × 1 μm	low	Figure 3h
WS2 (black)	<400	820	566	n/d	93	50 μm × 1 μm	low
WS2 (silver)	>400					50 μm × 1 μm
FeS2 (py str.)	450–743	827	551	∼700–600	70	2 mm	medium	Figure 2b
CoS2	115–950	827	551	∼700–600	70	1 mm	low	Figure 2c
NiS2	115–998	827	551	+551 (in liquid S)	70	2 mm	medium	Figure 2d
MnS	<1653	800	572	572 (in liquid S)	120	1 mm + agglomerates of 40 μm crystals	full	Figure 4f
								Figure 4g
V1+xS2	n/d	800	572	∼700–600	120	agglomerates of 100 μm crystals	full	Figure 2g
Cr2S3	<1565	815	560	∼700–600	115	1 mm	full	Figure 2e
In2S3	1090	815	560	∼700–600	115	agglomerates of 100 μm	full	Figure 2h
MgS	n/d	815	560	∼600	115	1 mm plates	low	Figure 3a
Au + ZnS	1718	815	560	∼700–600	115	agglomerates of 100 μm	medium	Figure 4b
RuS2	n/d	800	572		120		absent
Rh2S3 or RhS3	n/d	800	572		120		absent
OsS2	n/d	800	572		120		absent