Synthesis of bundled tungsten oxide nanowires with controllable morphology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061 (China)
Bundled tungsten oxide nanowires with controllable morphology were synthesized by a simple solvothermal method with tungsten hexachloride (WCl{sub 6}) as precursor and cyclohexanol as solvent. The as-synthesized products were systematically characterized by using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and transition electron microscopy. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller gas-sorption measurements were also employed. Accompanied by an apparent drop of specific surface area from 151 m{sup 2} g{sup -1} for the longer nanowires synthesized using a lower concentration of WCl{sub 6} to 106 m{sup 2} g{sup -1} for the shorter nanowires synthesized using a higher concentration of WCl{sub 6}, a dramatically morphological evolution was also observed. With increasing concentration of tungsten hexachloride (WCl{sub 6}) in cyclohexanol, the nanostructured bundles became larger, shorter and straighter, and finally a block-shape product occurred.
- OSTI ID:
- 21192619
- Journal Information:
- Materials Characterization, Vol. 60, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2008.11.009; PII: S1044-5803(08)00327-6; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1044-5803
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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