A new metastable phase of crystallized MoO3·0.3H2O nanobelts

In this study, a new metastable phase of crystallized MoO3·0.3H2O nanobelts was successfully synthesized using a simple synthetic route. The synthesized nanobelts are highly crystalline and have lengths up to several tens of micrometers. Based on the experimental observations, a possible reaction model, solid–solution–solid, was proposed for the formation of the nanobelt structures.