CdMoO4 nano-octahedra were grown in situ at room temperature by reverse-microemulsion.Energy evolution from this growth process was monitored using microcalorimetry.The microcalorimetric heat flow (MCHF) curve showed ...CdMoO4 nano-octahedra were grown in situ at room temperature by reverse-microemulsion.Energy evolution from this growth process was monitored using microcalorimetry.The microcalorimetric heat flow (MCHF) curve showed a characteristic endothermic peak for the initial reaction,and double discontinuous exothermic peaks for the subsequent crystal growth.Combined with complementary characterization techniques,the evolution of morphology and size of the CdMoO4 nano-octahedra were correlated with the MCHF peaks.Calculations based on the microcalorimetric results at 298.15 K provided rate constants of 7.56×10–5 s–1 for the reaction and nucleation process and 1.59×10–4 s–1 for the crystallization process.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20963001)the Natural Science Foundation of Guang Zhuang Autonomous Region (0575030,0832078 and 0991085)the Innovation Project of Guangxi University for Nationalities (gxun-chx2009082)
文摘CdMoO4 nano-octahedra were grown in situ at room temperature by reverse-microemulsion.Energy evolution from this growth process was monitored using microcalorimetry.The microcalorimetric heat flow (MCHF) curve showed a characteristic endothermic peak for the initial reaction,and double discontinuous exothermic peaks for the subsequent crystal growth.Combined with complementary characterization techniques,the evolution of morphology and size of the CdMoO4 nano-octahedra were correlated with the MCHF peaks.Calculations based on the microcalorimetric results at 298.15 K provided rate constants of 7.56×10–5 s–1 for the reaction and nucleation process and 1.59×10–4 s–1 for the crystallization process.