Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is among the most studied transition metal dichalcogenides, a family of materials characterized by their two-dimensional character with individual layers stacked by van der Waals forces . MoS2 has gained attention due to its applicability in a wide range of fields like electrochemical energy storage and electrocatalysis . There are several polytypes of MoS2, with the naturally occurring, semiconducting 2H-MoS2 and 3R-MoS2 polytypes, and the synthetically accessible, metallic 1T-MoS2 . The functional properties of MoS2 are highly dependent on the polytype, as well as on the morphology and crystallite size of the material, which is why synthesis strategies able to control these properties are required .