Phase relations and some electrical properties of compounds in TiS2-NbS2 system

The phase relations of the TiS2NbS2 system have been studied in the temperature range from 500 to 1100 °C. Three polytypes, 1T, 2Ha, and 3R, are observed. The 1T-polytype is a high temperature phase, the 2Ha-polytype is a medium temperature phase, and the 3R-polytype is a low temperature phase. The 1T-polytype spreads over almost the whole composition range of the system. The 2Ha-polytype has a very narrow homogeneity range around 100% NbS2. The 3R-polytype is stable in the composition range between 100% and 96% NbS2. The electrical resistivity has been measured from 30 to 300 K. The magnetic susceptibility has been measured from 5 to 300 K. The samples of the 1T-Ti1 − xNbxS2 (X ≤ 0.90) show the semiconductive behavior caused by an impurity scattering mechanism.