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Carbon nanotube-induced formation of vanadium oxide nanorods and nanotubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2013

Zhaolong Li ,
Xiaoyan Zhang ,
Jie Xu ,
Shengnan Huang ,
Quanyao Zhu ,
Wen Chen  and
Galina S. Zakharova
Zhaolong Li*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People’s Republic of China
Xiaoyan Zhang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People’s Republic of China
Jie Xu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People’s Republic of China
Shengnan Huang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People’s Republic of China
Quanyao Zhu*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People’s Republic of China
Wen Chen*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Material Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People’s Republic of China
Galina S. Zakharova
Affiliation:
Institute of Solid State Chemistry of the Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Yekaterinburg 620219, Russia
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: lizhaolong0110@163.com
b)e-mail: cglamri@whut.edu.cn
c)e-mail: chenw@whut.edu.cn
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Abstract

Vanadium oxide nanorods (VONRs) and vanadium oxide nanotubes (VONTs) were fabricated by hydrothermal method with the induction of hydroxyl and carboxyl functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The functionalized CNTs not only facilitate the dispersion of CNTs but also serve as centers for polymerization in the hydrothermal reaction. The formation of (VONRs) and (VONTs) was observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, x-ray powder diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy tests. Self-assembling nanotubes and nanorods were formed together with the layered structures, but they followed different formation mechanisms. The “Rolling” and “Attaching-Oriented Attachment Growth” mechanisms are proposed to describe the formation of VONRs and VONTs, respectively.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , 28 February 2013 , pp. 627 - 634
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013

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