Patent ID: 7981215

Claim:
A method for producing electrospun single crystal MoO 3 nanowires, the method comprising steps of: (i) centrifuging a MoO 3 solution in a solvated mixture; (ii) mixing the centrifuged MoO 3 mixture with a PVP solution to produce a solution for electrospinning; (iii) electrospinning the solution of step (ii) to produce films; (iv) calcinating the films of step (iii) to produce a calcined mat wherein said calcinating is performed at 25° C. to 500° C. for about two hours, followed by stabilization for approximately 8 hours at 500° C. and then a cooling down period from 500° C. to 25° C. for about 2 hours in order to obtain a calcined mat; (v) dissolving the calcined mat in a solvent to produce a dissolved polymer solution; and (vi) depositing the dissolved polymer solution onto an alumina substrate forming a thin film of single crystal nanowires.