title: Self-assembly of metal oxides into three-dimensional nanostructures: synthesis and application in catalysis.
abstract: Nanostructured metal (Fe, Co, Mn, Cr, Mo) oxides were fabricated under microwave irradiation conditions in pure water without using any reducing or capping reagent. The metal oxides self-assembled into octahedra, spheres, triangular rods, pine, and hexagonal snowflake-like three-dimensional morphologies. Pine-structured nano-iron oxides were studied as a novel support for various catalytic organic transformations.
authors.affiliation: Sustainable Technology Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, USA. polshettiwar.vivek@epa.gov
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Polshettiwar
authors.forename: Babita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baruwati
authors.forename: Rajender S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Varma