title: Synthesis of nanometre-thick MoO3 sheets.
abstract: The formation of MoO(3) sheets of nanoscale thickness is described. They are made from several fundamental sheets of orthorhombic alpha-MoO(3), which can be processed in large quantities via a low cost synthesis route that combines thermal evaporation and mechanical exfoliation. These fundamental sheets consist of double-layers of linked distorted MoO(6) octahedra. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements show that the minimum resolvable thickness of these sheets is 1.4 nm which is equivalent to the thickness of two double-layers within one unit cell of the alpha-MoO(3) crystal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. kourosh@mit.edu
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalantar-zadeh
authors.forename: Jianshi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Minsheng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kang L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shailos
authors.forename: Kosmas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Galatsis
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lech
authors.forename: Wojtek
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wlodarski
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kaner
mesh_terms: D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; C082290:molybdenum trioxide; D008982:Molybdenum