Comparison of structural and optical properties of TeO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanostructures synthesized using various substrate conditions

Several TeO₂ low-dimensional nanostructures were prepared by thermal evaporation using four substrate conditions: (1) a bare substrate, (2) a scratched substrate, (3) a Au-catalyst-assisted substrate, and (4) a multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-assisted substrate. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy analysis reveals that the morphologies of the nanostructures synthesized using these methods gradually changed from nanoparticles to ultra-thin nanowires with single tetragonal-type TeO₂. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra reveal that the PL intensities of the TeO₂ nanomaterials obtained using methods (1) and (2) are slightly increased, whereas the intensities of the TeO₂ nanostructures obtained using methods (3) and (4) differ significantly depending on the initial substrate conditions. The emission peak is also blue-shifted from ~440 nm to ~430 nm for the scratched surface condition due to an excitonic transition. The increase in the blue emission for the MWCNT-assisted condition is attributed to the degree and type of excitons and defects in the TeO₂ nanostructures.     

Formation of oxide nanotubes via oxidation of Fe,Cu and Ni nanowires and their structural stability: Difference in formation and shrinkage behavior of interior pores

Changes in the morphology of Fe, Cu and Ni nanowires with a diameter of 55 nm during oxidation at 423–923 K were studied by transmission electron microscopy. Oxide nanotubes with a cylindrical interior pore of uniform diameter were formed after the oxidation of Fe and Cu nanowires in air at 573 and 423 K, respectively, while the Ni nanowires became bamboo-like nanowires of NiO with separate interior voids after oxidation at 673–773 K. Oxide nanotubes of Fe and Cu and the bamboo structures of NiO showed a tendency to shrink into solid oxide nanowires after annealing at higher temperatures in air. In the shrinking process of Fe₃O₄ nanotubes, however, an array of additional nanovoids was observed along the inner wall of the nanotubes, suggesting the formation of a duplex porous nanostructure. This can be explained by the recombination of vacancies diffusing outward from the inner cylindrical pore.     

Annealing-induced enhancement of ferromagnetism in SnO2-core/Cu-shell coaxial nanowires

In this study, we have coated tin oxide (SnO₂) nanowires with a Cu shell layer via the sputtering method and subsequently investigated the effects of thermal annealing. The annealing-induced changes in morphologies, microstructures, and compositions of the resulting core-shell nanowires were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The Cu shell layers were agglomerated to form clusters, which were mainly comprised of the Cu₂O phase. For the first time, a hysteresis loop indicating weak ferromagnetism was observed from the pure SnO₂ nanowires. Both the coercivity and the retentivity in the hysteresis loop were slightly increased by Cu-sputtering, indicating a very slight enhancement of ferromagnetism. Also, the ferromagnetic behavior was significantly enhanced by thermal annealing. We discuss the possible mechanisms of annealing-induced enhancement of ferromagnetism in the SiO₂/Cu core-shell nanowires, which include the generation of Cu₂O phase, Cu-doping into the SnO₂ lattice, and the generation of oxygen vacancies in SnO₂ core nanowires.     

A simple route for the synthesis of copper nanowires

We have synthesized Cu nanowires via a simple process using both thermal evaporation and CuCl powders. In this method, complicated processes and special instruments are not required to synthesize Cu nanostructures. In addition, we have used commercial CuCl powders as a precursor. There have been no reports on the preparation of Cu nanostructures using simple instruments together with a commercial source material as in this study. Cu nanostructures of various morphologies were formed at relatively low temperature. The microstructure of the Cu nanostructures was investigated using HRTEM images and SAD pattern analysis.     

Characteristics of SiOx-cored composite nanowires with Pd shell layers

This paper describes the fabrication of Pd-coated SiO_x nanowires via a simple approach and reports the effects of subsequent thermal annealing. While the as-synthesized Pd-coated SiO_x nanowires exhibited smooth one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures, the thermal annealing induced a rough surface. X-ray diffraction, selected area electron diffraction, and lattice-resolved transmission electron microscopy coincidentally revealed that the assynthesized Pd-coated SiO_x nanowires were comprised of a cubic Pd phase, whereas annealing generated a tetragonal PdO phase. Micro-Raman spectroscopy measurements showed the presence of 630 cm⁻¹-peak, which can be assigned to the B_1g mode of single crystal PdO, whether samples had been annealed or not. Although both Pd and PdO phases did not exhibit PL emission, the PL intensity of core SiO_x nanowires has been significantly reduced by the Pd-coating, presumably due to the covering effect.     

Zn-catalytic growth and photoluminescence properties of branched MgO nanostructures

Mass production of uniform MgO nanostructures has been achieved by a thermal evaporation method. X-ray diffraction （XRD） analyses show the product is composed of pure single-crystalline MgO. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission elecwon microscopy （TEM） characterizations show that the MgO branched nanostructures consist of many sfim nanowires growing from the thick MgO rods. The as-synthesized nanowires have a length of several tens of microns and a diameter of several tens of nanometers. The preferred growth direction of the nanowires is [001]. Many nanowires are found to have a dendritic structure and temperature grade is thought to be the main cause of the growth of this structure. Zn nanoparticles scattered on the surface of the MgO rods are thought to be the catalyst of the VLS （vapor-liquid-solid） growth of the MgO nanowires. Room-temperature photoluminescence measurements show that the synthesized MgO nanostructures have a strong emission band at 401 nm and a weak emission band at 502 nm.     

Self-organized formation of silver nanowires,nanocubes and bipyramids via a solvothermal method

Three kinds of silver nanostructures – nanowires, nanocubes and bipyramids – were synthesized via a simple solvothermal method by reducing silver nitrate with ethylene glycol using poly(vinylpyrrolidone) as an adsorption agent and adding different concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) into the solution. When a low-concentration NaCl solution is used, trace amounts of silver chloride (AgCl) appear and act as the seeds to facilitate the formation of the silver nanowires. However, when a high-concentration NaCl solution is used, large amounts of AgCl appear and mainly act as the controlling agent leading to the formation of silver nanocubes and bipyramids. Electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and absorption spectra have been used to investigate the products, and a mechanism is proposed to interpret the morphological control of these structures. Our work provides a strategy to fabricate silver nanostructures with different shapes.     

飞秒激光刻蚀微结构对NaOH水热法制备TiO_2光催化性能的影响

Ti基底三维微纳米结构TiO_2(3D-TiO_2)具有比表面积大、光捕获能力强、电荷传输快、可循环利用的优点,在光催化领域具有重要的研究意义和应用前景。采用飞秒激光刻蚀复合Na OH水热法制造Ti基底3D-TiO_2,并研究飞秒激光刻蚀的微阵列结构对3D-TiO_2光催化性能的影响。采用激光共聚焦显微镜(LSCM)、SEM、TEM、XRD对3DTiO_2进行表征分析,并对3D-TiO_2在紫外光照下进行甲基橙降解性能测试。结果表明,复合方法制备的3D-TiO_2由飞秒激光刻蚀的微阵列和Na OH水热法制备的TiO_2纳米线组成。与采用Na OH水热法直接在平整Ti表面制备的TiO_2纳米线相比,3D-TiO_2的染料吸附能力提升100%,光催化性能提升37%。微阵列结构尺寸对3D-TiO_2的性能具有明显影响,随着微阵列宽度的减小或高度的增加,3D-TiO_2的比表面积增大、入射光反射率降低、光催化性能提高。     

Doped and de-doped polypyrrole nanowires by using a BMIMPF6 ionic liquid

We electrochemically synthesized π-conjugated polypyrrole (PPy) nanowires by using an environmentally stable and recyclable ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMIMPF₆), as a dopant, based on an anodic alumina oxide (Al₂O₃) nanoporous template. The de-doped states of the PPy nanowires were obtained from doped PPy nanowires through cyclic voltammetry (CV) using a solution of the catalyst in the BMIMPF₆ ionic liquid. We confirmed the de-doped states of PPy nanowires based on a decrease of the bipolaron peak of the ultraviolet and visible (UV–vis) absorbance spectra. The formation of PPy nanowires was visualized by using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. We studied the optical and structural properties of the doped and de-doped PPy nanowires by UV–vis absorbance and Fourier transform-infrared spectra. Our work included obtaining a laser confocal microscope Raman spectra for a single strand of the PPy nanowires.     

Structural-controlled synthesis of manganese oxide nanostructures and their electrochemical properties

A structural-controlled synthesis of manganese oxide nanostructures from single Mn₃O₄ precursor via hydrothermal method is presented. The obtained products include α- and β-MnO₂ nanorods, γ-MnO₂ urchin-like microspheres, birnessite nanowires and nanosheets. The morphology evolution process and the effect of varying reaction parameter to the phase and morphology are systematically investigated. The formation mechanisms have been rationalized. The obtained nanostructures are as the model system for studying the electrochemical capacitance performances, which have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry.     

表面活性剂对微波水热合成磷化钴的影响

以氯化钴和黄磷为主要原料，以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）为结构导向剂，采用微波水热法制备了一维磷化钴（Co2P）纳米线。研究了表面活性剂及其加入量对合成Co2P晶相和形貌的影响，及其电化学性能。利用X-射线衍射仪（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和透射电子显微镜（TEM）对产物的物相和显微结构进行表征。结果表明：引入表面活性剂均可以使试样中生成一维Co2P纳米结构，添加CTAB的试样中生成了大量的Co2P纳米线，其直径约为50~200 nm，产率和长径比均随着CTAB加入量的增加而增加。电化学性能结果表明，Co2P纳米线具有赝电容特性，循环稳定性较好，1000次循环后比电容保持率为68%。     

均匀自支撑的二氧化钒纳米线的水热合成及相变特性研究

二氧化钒(VO₂)在接近室温时发生由半导体态向金属态的Mott相变,在智能窗和红外自适应伪装技术领域具有一定的应用前景。本文采用一种新颖的水热法制备均匀自支撑的VO₂纳米线。合成的纳米线的直径为150±30 nm,长度达到几十微米。通过X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱、高分辨透射电镜和选取电子衍射等手段验证了高纯单斜相VO₂纳米线的成功制备。而且,VO₂纳米线的可逆相变性能采用差示量热扫描、变温XRD和变温Raman光谱进行了探究。结果表明：VO₂纳米线升温相变点为65.2 °C,磁滞回线宽度窄至6.5 °C,具有良好的可逆相变性。这些为VO₂纳米线的金属-半导体相变研究提供基础。     

Shape controlled synthesis and growth mechanism of one-dimensional zinc oxide nanomaterials

Some types of ZnO nanostructures with various shape and size, including tetrapod-like ZnO (T-ZnO) nanorods, nanowires and nanonbbons, have been obtained by controlled growth process. The nanostructures of ZnO have been investigated by means of field-emission scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The growth mechanisms of various ZnO nanostructures were proposed and discussed.     

Synthesis and photoluminescence of Sb-induced ZnO nanowires along with islands attached

ZnO nanowires with nanoislands attached are synthesized by thermal evaporation process using Sb as dopant. The electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy show that the nanowires grow along with as side surfaces. The nanoislands are composed of SiO_x shelled ZnO clusters and attached to polar surface . We believe that the Sb dopant induces the growth along the distinct direction and leads the formation of additional structures on ZnO nanowires’ polar surface. The temperature-dependent photoluminescence confirms the existence of acceptor level related to Sb.     

Preparation of titanium dioxide nanotube arrays on titanium mesh by anodization in (NH4)2SO4/NH4F electrolyte

The self‐organized titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanotube arrays on titanium mesh were prepared by electrochemical anodization with the neutral electrolyte containing ammonium sulfate and ammonium fluoride in a two‐electrode electrochemical cell. The effects of the fluoride ion concentration, the anodic potential, and the oxidation time on the formation of the titanium dioxide nanostructures on titanium mesh with complex geometry were investigated. The anodized titanium mesh was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope and in situ high temperature X‐ray diffraction. The results show that the titanium dioxide nanotube arrays are grown in a radially outward direction around the titanium wire. The optimized anodization condition for preparing titanium dioxide nanotube arrays with superior architecture on the titanium mesh is 0.5 wt% of ammonium fluoride, 20 V of applied potential, and 20 min of oxidation time. The amorphous titanium dioxide nanotubes on titanium mesh turn to anatase phase at 400 °C and further to rutile phase at 650 °C.     

Electrodeposited Ni,Fe,Co and Cu single and multilayer nanowire arrays on anodic aluminum oxide template

The Ni, Fe, Co and Cu single and multilayer nanowire arrays to make perpendicular magnetic recording media were fabricated with nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates from Watt solution and additives by the DC electrodeposition. The results show that the diameters of Ni, Fe, Co and Cu single and multilayer nanowires in AAO templates are 40–80 nm and the lengths are about 30 μm with the aspect ratio of 350–750. The magnetic properties of the prepared nanowires are different under different electrodepositing conditions. The remanences (B_r) of Ni/Cu/Fe multilayer nanowires are lower than those of others multilayer nanowires, and coercivity (H_c) of Ni/Cu/Fe multilayer nanowires are lower than those of others multilayer nanowires. These are compatible with the required conditions of high density magnetic media devices that should have the low coercivity to easily success magnetization and high remanence to keep magnetization after removal of magnetic field.     

Decoration of In2O3 nanowires with BaTiO3 nanoparticles for enhancement of magnetic properties

We have fabricated the composite nanowires consisting of In₂O₃ core and BaTiO₃ shell, via a two-step method. The BaTiO₃ shell has been deposited on core In₂O₃ core nanowires by means of pulsed laser deposition technique. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy were employed to analyze the structure and morphology of the products. While SEM confirmed that the products maintained the one dimensional morphology, the shell layer corresponded to the nanoparticles of the hexagonal BaTiO₃ phase. With bare In₂O₃ nanowires exhibiting weak ferromagnetism, the ferromagnetic behavior was enhanced by decorating the In₂O₃ nanowires with BaTiO₃ nanoparticles. The shell coating enhanced the ferromagnetic behavior at both 5 and 300 K, in terms of the increase of coercive field, remanent magnetization, and saturation magnetization values in the hysteresis curves. We suggested that the generation of BaTiO₃ nanoparticles and oxygen vacancies during the high-temperature shell coating process played a role in enhancing the ferromagnetic properties of the nanowires.     

Catalytic Growth of Large-Scale GaN Nanowires

A novel lanthanon seed was employed as the catalyst for the growth of GaN nanowires. Large-scale GaN nanowires have been synthesized successfully through ammoniating Ga₂O₃/Tb films sputtered on Si(111) substrates. Scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the samples. The results demonstrate that the nanowires are single-crystal hexagonal wurtzite GaN. The growth mechanism of GaN nanowires is also discussed.     

Effect of substituent groups for formation of organic-metal hybrid nanowires by charge-transfer of tetrathiafulvalene derivatives with metal ion

Effect of substituent groups on a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) unit for formation of organic-metal hybrid nanowires was studied. Depend on the substituent groups, the nanowires were obtained as a precipitate just by mixing TTF derivatives and HAuCl₄ in CH₃CN solution at room temperature via electron transfer reaction between the TTF derivatives and a gold ion. To precede favorably hybrid nanowire formation, increase planarity and introduction of strong interaction on the TTF derivatives are required.     

三维形貌ZnO一维纳米结构的微波水热合成、机理及性能研究

以Zn(NO3)2·6H2O和NaOH为原料,采用微波水热法成功合成了具有三维形貌的单晶ZnO一维纳米结构。采用XRD、SEM及紫外-可见光谱分析等手段对ZnO纳米结构及性能进行了表征;探讨了ZnO复杂纳米结构的形成机理。结果表明:在不同工艺条件下可分别合成ZnO纳米棒、纳米线、纳米推进器、纳米蒲公英及纳米纺锤等结构;微波在合成复杂ZnO纳米结构中起非常重要的作用;纳米ZnO紫外-可见光谱吸收带边出现红移现象。该法没有引入任何金属催化剂、模板或者表面活性剂,从而避免了去除残余添加剂的后续复杂工序。另外,与传统水热法相比,该法可以显著减少反应时间和降低反应温度。