Studying the Solvothermal Formation of MoO₃ Fibers by Complementary In Situ EXAFS/EDXRD Techniques

Abstract

Just a minute: The hydrothermal formation of fibrous MoO3 is monitored with complementary in situ methods. The quantitative formation is complete within a few minutes, as shown by in situ EDXRD investigations (see picture: time-dependent powder diffractograms at 120 °C). A special in situ EXAFS cell permits the simultaneous observation of the solid and the liquid phase, thereby providing key information about the growth mechanism of the MoO3 rods.