Molybdenum oxide nanocubes: Synthesis and characterizations

Molybdenum oxide nanoparticles were prepared by Solid state synthesis. The MoO3 nanoparticles were synthesized by using commercially available ammonium heptamolybdate. The XRD pattern reveals that the synthesized MoO3 has orthorhombic structure. In addition, lattice parameter values were also calculated using XRD data. The Raman analysis confirm the presence of Mo-O in MoO3 nanoparticles. DRS-UV analysis shows that MoO3 has a band gap of 2.89 eV. FE-SEM analysis confirms the material morphology in cubes with nano scale.