Nanoscale Kirkendall effect for the synthesis of Bi2MoO6 boxes via a facile solution-phase method

Nanoscale. 2011 Apr;3(4):1474-6. doi: 10.1039/c0nr00974a. Epub 2011 Mar 4.

Abstract

A one-pot surfactant-free method has been successfully developed to synthesize Bi(2)MoO(6) boxes using MoO(3) nanorods as templates. A formation mechanism involving the nanoscale Kirkendall effect has been proposed. Our work demonstrates the generic feature of a mild solution-phase-mediated nanoscale Kirkendall effect for the synthesis of multicomponent materials with box-like structures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bismuth / chemistry*
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molybdenum / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Phase Transition
  • Solutions
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Oxides
  • Solutions
  • molybdenum dioxide
  • Molybdenum
  • Bismuth