Starlike nanostructures of polyoxometalates K3[PMo12O40].nH2O synthesized and assembled by an inverse microemulsion method

Xian-Hua Zhang; Su-Yuan Xie; Zhi-Yuan Jiang; Li-Chuan Zhou; Zhao-Xiong Xie; Rong-Bin Huang; Lan-Sun Zheng

doi:10.1039/b205089g

Starlike nanostructures of polyoxometalates K3[PMo12O40].nH2O synthesized and assembled by an inverse microemulsion method

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Sep 21:(18):2032-3. doi: 10.1039/b205089g.

Authors

Xian-Hua Zhang¹, Su-Yuan Xie, Zhi-Yuan Jiang, Li-Chuan Zhou, Zhao-Xiong Xie, Rong-Bin Huang, Lan-Sun Zheng

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China.

PMID: 12357765
DOI: 10.1039/b205089g

Abstract

In a nonionic inverse microemulsion system, surfactant (C12-18EO9)/cyclohexane/water, heteropolyanions [PMo12O40]3- react with K+ to form K3[PMo12O40].nH2O nanorods and assemble as three-dimensional starlike nanostructures.