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Abstract
Simple and cost-effective new method is developed to synthesize crystalline nano molybdenum particles from molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent. Nano molybdenum particles were studied using comprehensive characterisation. Crystallite size of prepared nano molybdenum was in the range of 24–35 nm. Particle size of nano molybdenum was around 100 nm whereas its surface area was in the range of 3.13–3.24 m2 g−1. The observed results are compared with existing results and the solid-phase technique in a muffle furnace was simple, rapid, reliable, reproducible, and cost effective in comparison with the currently available conventional methods.
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank the Defence Research and Development Organisation, New Delhi for the financial support to carry out this project (ERIP/ER/0705077/M/01/1/1015 dated 11.02.08).
Notes
*Indian Patent Ref. No.: 218/CHE/2009 dt. 30.01.2009; Journal No. 33/2010; Publication Date: 13/08/2010.