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Zinc metagermanate nanorods have been synthesized by a directly hydrothermal deposition process. The analyses of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) indicate that the products are mainly composed of ternary mixed oxide ZnGeO3 with multi-crystalline rhombohedral phase and porous structure. The observation from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows that the nanorods have a diameter of 100-600 nm and a length up to 30 µm. Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectrum displays that the nanorods have a strong emission band at a wavelength of 400 nm. The proposed growth mechanism is also discussed in the paper.
Keywords: Zinc metagermanate nanorods, hydrothermal deposition, electron microscopy
Current Nanoscience
Title: A Convenient Synthesis Route to the Zinc Metagermanate Nanorods
Volume: 5 Issue: 4
Author(s): L. Z. Pei, J. F. Wang, W. Tan, H. Y. Yu, C. G. Fan, J. Chen and Qian-Feng Zhang
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Keywords: Zinc metagermanate nanorods, hydrothermal deposition, electron microscopy
Abstract: Zinc metagermanate nanorods have been synthesized by a directly hydrothermal deposition process. The analyses of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) indicate that the products are mainly composed of ternary mixed oxide ZnGeO3 with multi-crystalline rhombohedral phase and porous structure. The observation from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows that the nanorods have a diameter of 100-600 nm and a length up to 30 µm. Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectrum displays that the nanorods have a strong emission band at a wavelength of 400 nm. The proposed growth mechanism is also discussed in the paper.
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Pei Z. L., Wang F. J., Tan W., Yu Y. H., Fan G. C., Chen J. and Zhang Qian-Feng, A Convenient Synthesis Route to the Zinc Metagermanate Nanorods, Current Nanoscience 2009; 5 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341309789378159
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341309789378159 |
Print ISSN 1573-4137 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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