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Abstract: Molybdenum blue-type materials are usually obtained by partially reducing MoVI+ in acidic solutions, while in the presented method it is formed in ethanol solution of exfoliated MoS2 nanotubes, where the MoS2 flakes are the preferential location for their growth. Material was investigated by means of scanning electron and atomic force microscopy, showing the structure and self assembly, while also confirming that it is stable in high vacuum with molecules as small as 1.6nm and the agglomerates of few tens of nanometres. The ultraviolet–visible and photoelectron spectrometry show the change in absorption properties and oxidation states from MoS2 structure to molybdenum blue, while the presence of sulphur suggests that this is a new type of molybdenum blue material. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]