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Nanobelts and nanocones of spinel Zn 2 SnO 4
Author(s) -
Li Y.,
Ma X. L.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.200406924
Subject(s) - spinel , ternary operation , nanometre , materials science , nanostructure , oxide , nanoscopic scale , transmission electron microscopy , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , crystallography , metallurgy , chemistry , composite material , computer science , engineering , programming language
Abstract One‐dimensional nanostructures of ternary oxide spinel, Zn 2 SnO 4 , have been prepared for the first time on a large scale via a reaction between element Sn, ZnS and Fe(NO) 3 at 1350 °C in a high‐temperature tube furnace. Scanning and transmission electron microscopic observations have confirmed that the as‐synthesized products consist of belt‐like and cone‐like single crystals. The dimensions of each nanobelt range from several hundred micrometers long, 100–500 nm wide, and several tens of nanometers thick. Formation mechanisms of these 1D nanostructures have been proposed. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)