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. 2020 Feb 25;10(14):8055–8065. doi: 10.1039/d0ra00320d

Surface components of the various catalysts determined by XPS spectra.

Samples Mo 3d (%)
Mo4+ Mo5+ Mo6+ Mo4+ + Mo5+
MoS2/γ-Al2O3 38.7 20.5 40.8 59.2
Fe–MoS2/γ-Al2O3 40.5 19.5 40.0 60.0
Co–MoS2/γ-Al2O3 42.5 22.4 35.1 64.9
Ni–MoS2/γ-Al2O3 46.2 31.1 22.7 77.3