title: Cluster-based self-assembly route toward MoO3 single-walled nanotubes.
abstract: MoO(3) has a unique rigid double-layer structure, which makes it a real challenge to prepare nanotubular structures. The controlled synthesis of MoO(3) single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) is achieved through a cluster-based self-assembly route on the dodecanethiol/water interface. Various factors are studied at length, including precursor type, reaction time, temperature, pH value, and their influence on the morphology of products. The concept of "self-assembly-from simple clusters to nanostructures" is proposed here based on preliminary results from the synthesis of MoO(3) SWNTs, which provides a new aspect for traditional synthetic chemistry of nanomaterials and polyoxometalates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China.
authors.forename: Shi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D055672:Static Electricity; D013499:Surface Properties / Q000187:drug effects*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017895:Manganese Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D014867:Water; C027424:manganese oxide; D008982:Molybdenum