Synthesis and Characterization of Nanorods and Nanowires for Various Metal Oxides

Abstract

1-D nanostructured (nanorods and nanowires) metal oxides were synthesized by hydrothermal method. Uniformly sized B phase VO2 nanorods had widths about 40-80 nm and lengths reaching up to 1 micrometer. V2O5 rodlike structured with the widths about 100-500 nm and the length of 1-10 micrometer were obtained by calcination at 400 oC for 4 h. This synthesis method provide a simple route to fabricate nanostructured materials under mild conditions.