Intercrystal self-assembly for the design of high-quality nickel molybdate nanocrystals.
Nanowire of nickel molybdate hydrate, being recognized as an emerging supercapacitor material, was synthesized from the intercrystal self-assembly process (commonly referred to as oriented aggregation or attachment). The detailed lattice image of a NiMoO4·0.75H2O nanowire and the intermediate nanostructure before reaching the interplanar binding were successfully captured by means of high-resolution transmission and scanning electron microscopies. NiMoO4·0.75H2O possessed highly crystalline surface and internal nanostructures.
Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University , 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
Kenji
K
Saito
Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University , 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
Shotaro
S
Kazama
Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University , 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
Yuki
Y
Sato
Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University , 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
Tatsuto
T
Yui
Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University , 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
Masayuki
M
Yagi