Synthesis and Photo-Catalytic Properties of M sub(0)O sub(3) Nanosheets

Layered Molybdenum trioxide M sub(0)O sub(3), with a two-dimensional (2D) structure was successfully delaminated into colloidal nanosheets in n-butanol via a soft-chemical process involving intercalation of dodecylamine. X-ray diffration (XRD) showd that: after intercalation spacing of the layered material expend from 1.38nm to 2.69nm. Furthermore, stable nanosheet sol was obtained after exfoliation under ultrasonic condition, Characterizations by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scan electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed the formation of unilamellar 2D nanosheet crystallites with an average lateral size of 400 nm, those also suggests that the samples we got is Lamellar structured. Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SEDA) indicates that the obtained nanosheets were crystalline. And the obtained nanosheets exhibited photo-catalytic decolonization properties. Which was evaluated by monitoring the degradation of Methylene Blue, after 40 minutes 90% methylene blue was degradated.