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Sol–Gel Mediated Synthesis of Fe 2 O 3 Nanorods
Author(s) -
Woo K.,
Lee H.J.,
Ahn J.P.,
Park Y.S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200305561
Subject(s) - nanorod , materials science , sol gel , crystallization , micelle , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , salt (chemistry) , phase (matter) , schematic , chemistry , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , electronic engineering , engineering
Fe 2 O 3 nanorods with controlled phase depending on the conditions have been synthesized via a sol–gel‐mediated route. The synthesis was performed using an easy and cheap method whereby, starting with an Fe 3+ salt, a sol–gel reaction in reverse micelles is followed by crystallization by reflux (see Figure for a schematic of the synthesis). A mechanism is proposed for the nanorod growth.