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Flower-like micrometer-sized crystalline Mo fibres have been prepared by directly heating Mo powder on Mo foil, under Ar atmosphere. ED, EDX, SEM and HRTEM studies reveal that each fibre consists of a single Mo crystal containing multi-hollow cores. A one-dimensional growth mechanism, on the basis of the one-dimensional thermal flow during fibre formation, is discussed.
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Hu, W., Zhu, Y. & Xu, W. Generation of multi-hollow crystalline Mo fibres. Sc. China Ser. B-Chem. 44, 203–206 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879539
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