Authors: D Parviz M Kazemeini A M Rashidi Kh Jafari Jozani
Publish Date: 2009/08/14
Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 1509-1521
Abstract
Molybdenum oxide nanostructures were synthesized utilizing the solution combustion method where the ammonium molybdate powder and an organic additive were used as precursors Different organic additives including ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid EDTA polyethylene glycol 200 PEG 200 sorbitol and urea were used as surfactants in order to investigate the effect of additive structure on morphology and particle size of products Also various reaction parameters such as the additive/Mo molar ratio concentration of metal ion in solution pH of the reaction and temperature of the synthesis media were changed to study effects on product morphology and size Outcomes were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy SEM Xray diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy TEM techniques Results show a variety of MoO3 nanoparticles and nanorods produced within the size range of 10–80 nm Furthermore microrods and microsheets were also obtained through this method whose length varied in the order of microns
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