But the sentence reads like "MoO3 layer is thermally evaporated therefore during evaporation MoO3 may contain some impurities like MoO or free Mo...". So any further studies on the effect of impurities on the bandgap?
New and Future Developments in Catalysis: Chapter 2. Structural and ...
By Shenggang Li and, David A. Dixon
Here is the link: https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EtpzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT18&lpg=PT18&dq=Bandgap+energy+of+MoO3+is+direct+or+indirect+band&source=bl&ots=VxL9GB_Plh&sig=ZlIgyoV8pl1VYlyJhwd0OmdYvpU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0vrbvpanbAhUFQo8KHejADpkQ6AEIUDAE#v=onepage&q=Bandgap%20energy%20of%20MoO3%20is%20direct%20or%20indirect%20band&f=false
direct bandgap: 2.9eV, it will be lesser than 2.9eV for indirect band gap
variety of band gap reported for thin film MoO3: 2.8 to 3.4eV