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Title: Selective intercalation of o-phenylene diamine into molybdenum oxide layers

Journal Article · · Materials Research Bulletin
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  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060 (China)

o-Phenylene diamine molecules were intercalated into molybdenum oxide layers by an in situ co-precipitation method. The structure and composition of the intercalated material were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and elemental analysis. XRD data evidenced a layered structure with a spacing of 18 A, which corresponds to an organic-inorganic hybrid-layered structure. IR and UV-vis spectra indicated the polymerization of o-phenylene between the molybdenum oxide layers. It was also observed that compared with aniline molecules, o-phenylene diamine molecules can be selectively intercalated into molybdenum oxide layers. We provide evidence that affinity for o-phenylene diamine to form intermolecular polymers is the reason for its selective intercalation. The polymer chain structure of o-phenylene diamine makes it a preferential guest species compared with aniline. We believe that this opens a new way to create organic-inorganic hybrid structures.

OSTI ID:
21199712
Journal Information:
Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 44, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2008.06.013; PII: S0025-5408(08)00220-1; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English