A comparison between the different structures of MoS₂, adapted from ref. 15 with permission from MDPI, copyright 2021.

Structure coordination	1T	2H	3R
	Octahedral	Trigonal prismatic	Trigonal prismatic
Lattice parameters	a = 5.60 Å, c = 5.99 Å and an edge sharing octahedral34	a = 3.15 Å, c = 1230 Å34	a = 3.17 Å, c = 18.38 Å34
Property	Paramagnetic and metallic	Semiconducting
Electrical conductivity	105 times higher than 2H phase	Low (∼0.1 S m−1)
Absorption peaks	No peaks at 604 nm and 667 nm	Showed peaks at 604 nm and 667 nm
Common applications	Intercalation in chemistry	Dry lubricants	Dry lubricants and non-linear optical devices