Molybdenum (Mo) is a silvery-white metal with the element symbol Mo, atomic number 42, density 10.2 g/cm³, melting point 2610°C, and boiling point 5560°C. In addition to the above basics, in this article, we’ll introduce 7 facts about Mo.

Molybdenum steel is a high-strength alloy that is used in a variety of industries. Steel alloys made from molybdenum are not only stronger and harder, but they are also highly resistant to heat and corrosion. Electronics, heavy machinery parts, tools, and aircraft parts are often manufactured using steel alloys containing molybdenum.

A research team from the University of Texas at Austin, recently published a study on the use of two-dimensional MoS₂ as a starting material to obtain wafer-scalable single-layer amorphous molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃).

Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University have recently published a paper describing laser powder bed fusion of unalloyed tungsten in the academic journal Metals.

Recently, the State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Display, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), published a paper in the academic journal Biosensors (2022, 12) by the first author Lingbo Gong, introducing the preparation of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂)-based fluorophores and sensing applications.

A recent study mainly conducted by the researcher Velazquez report the development of white light diodes (WLEDs) by using rare earths free luminescent materials. The paper titled “Sunlike White Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Rare-Earth-Free Luminescent Materials” has been published in Materials 15(5), 2022.

A team of researchers from the Southwest University of Science and Technology recently published a paper in Biological Trace Element Research on how a combination of sulfur (S) and molybdenum (Mo) fertilization can improve the antioxidant capacity of brown goats in South China.

A research team from the Taiwan University of Science and Technology has published a paper in Frontiers in Materials on the progress of tungsten-oxide-based material applications. Tungsten-oxide-based material has received great attention due to its ability to absorb near-infrared (NIR) light and its efficient photothermal conversion properties.

The research team at Yingkou Institute of Technology and Georgia Institute of Technology recently presented their latest work describing the structure and antimicrobial properties of thin-film coatings based on tungsten oxide materials on stainless steel substrates.

Molybdenum wires are common molybdenum product. If classified by material, molybdenum wire can be divided into pure molybdenum wire, high-temperature molybdenum wire, sprayed molybdenum wire, and wire-cut molybdenum wire and different types of molybdenum wire have different characteristics and their applications are also varied.