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The growth of hematite nanobelts and nanowires—tune the shape via oxygen gas pressure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Lu Yuan ,
Qike Jiang ,
Jianbo Wang  and
Guangwen Zhou
Lu Yuan
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Multidisciplinary Program in Materials Science and Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902
Qike Jiang
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Center for Electron Microscopy and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Jianbo Wang
Affiliation:
School of Physics, Center for Electron Microscopy and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Guangwen Zhou*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Multidisciplinary Program in Materials Science and Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: gzhou@binghamton.edu
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Abstract

Using the thermal oxidation of iron, we show that the growth morphologies of one-dimensional nanostructures of hematite (α-Fe2O3) can be tuned by varying the oxygen gas pressure. It is found that the oxidation at the oxygen gas pressures of ∼0.1 Torr is dominated by the growth of hematite nanobelts, whereas oxidation at pressure near 200 Torr is dominated by the growth of hematite nanowires. Detailed transmission electron microscopy study shows that both the nanobelts and nanowires grow along the direction with a bicrystal structure. It is shown that nanowires are rooted on Fe2O3 grains, whereas nanobelts are originated from the boundaries of Fe2O3 grains. Our results show that oxygen gas pressure can be used to manipulate the Fe2O3/Fe3O4 interfacial reaction, thereby tailoring the oxide growth morphologies via the stress-driven diffusion.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 27 , Issue 7 , 14 April 2012 , pp. 1014 - 1021
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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