Novel low temperature synthesis of titanium sulfide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0025-5408(88)90080-3

Amorphous titanium sulfides were synthesized by the direct reaction between dry organic sulfurizing agents and TiCl₄. A detailed discussion is given about the reactivity of TiCl₄ with each sulfurizing agent. All of the usual crystalline titanium sulfide phases (Ti₃S₄, TiS₂, TiS₃) were also synthesized by simply heating the obtained amorphous powder or by heating this powder in the presence of sulfur. These reactions occurred very rapidly and allowed for the simple synthesis of all the crystalline phases.