Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.7, 830-831, 2000
Monodispersed microporous polyoxotungstate with regular shape
Monodispersed fine particles of (NH4)(3)PW12O40 having regular shape were successfully prepared as precipitates by the titration of NH4HCO3 solution to H3PW12O40 solution. The particles were ca. 1 mu m in size and microporous with 151 m(2) g(-1) of BET surface area. AFM image demonstrated that these particles were aggregates of nanocrystallites of ca. 15 nm in size.