Hollow-structured Cu_(0.3)Co_(2.7)O_(4) microspheres have been synthesized by a simple one-pot template-free hydrothermal method with copper sulfate,cobalt acetate and ammonia as raw materials.The products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction,energy dispersive X-ray analysis,selected area electron diffraction,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,scanning electron microscopy and BET measurements.The research results show that the hollow Cu_(0.3)Co_(2.7)O_(4) microspheres consist of single-crystalline nanocubes with the diameter of about 20 nm.The formation mechanism of hollow Cu_(0.3)Co_(2.7)O_(4) microspheres is suggested as Ostwald ripening in a solid-solution-solid process,and Cu_(0.3)Co_(2.7)O_(4) microspheres are mesoporous containing two pore sizes of 3.3 and 5.9 nm.The as-prepared Cu_(0.3)Co_(2.7)O_(4) sensors have optimal gas responses to 50×10^(−6) mg/m^(3) C_(2)H_(5)OH at 190℃.
Cubic and hexagonal sodium yttrium fluoride were successfully synthesized from yttrium nitrate, sodium fluoride and polyethanediol in propanetriol solvent under a facile hydrothermal route. By regulating the molar ratio of yttrium and fluoride, hydrothermal temperature and reaction time, the phase and shape of sodium yttrium fluoride were commendably controlled. The as-prepared products were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and energy dispersive X-ray spectrum （EDS） techniques. It was revealed that the hollow-structured Na（Y1.5Na0.5）F6 nanotubes self-assembled and arrayed orientedly to be bamboo raft-shaped. The formation of hexagonal Na（Y1.5Na0.5）F6 nanotube arrays was attributed to solid-liquid-solid process and Oswald ripening. This study provided a simple method to prepare hexagonal bamboo raft-shaped Na（Y1.5Na0.5）F6 on a large scale, which broadened their practical applications.
Phase-pure t-NdVO_4 nanocrystals with different shapes have been synthesized by facile and repeatable hydrothermal methods. The as-synthesized t-NdVO_4 nanoparticles were characterized by various techniques of X-ray diffraction（XRD）. scanning electron microscope（SEM） and transmission electron microscope（TEM）. The growth process and assembly behavior of t-NdVO_4 nanorod arrays were investigated. The results show that the morphology of t-NdV04 nanocrystals is greatly related to the pH value of precursor solution and that strong basic solution is not in favor of the formation of t-NdVO_4 nanoparticles. Due to the strong adhesive action and stabilization of OH^-ions to some crystal faces of NdVO_4, neodymium vanadate crystallite grows into oriented short nanorods and then into nanorod arrays. The shape, crystalline and dimension of NdVO_4 nanocrystals can be effectively governed in our work.
Tetragonal structural(t-NdVO4)nanorod-arrays were fabricated by simple one-pot hydrothermal method.The phase,morphology and microstructure of NdVO4 were characterized by X-ray diffractometer,scanning electron microscope(SEM),transmission electron microscope(TEM),dispersive X-ray spectrometer(EDS)and selected area electron diffraction(SAED)techniques.t-NdVO4 nanorods are single-crystalline with a length of 100 nm and a diameter of 25 nm,which grow orientally along the direction of(112)crystalline plane and self-assemble to form nanorod-arrays.The results show that Eu^3+-doping interrupts the formation of NdVO4 nanorod-arrays,and then leads to the red-shift of the strongest luminescence emission of Nd3+transition from 4D3/2 state to 4I11/2 and decreases its intensity of the fluorescence emission at 400 nm sharply.The research results have some reference values to optimize the photoluminescence performance of rare earth vanadates.
Li TIANShan-min CHENQiang LIUJie-ling WURui-ni ZHAOShan LILi-juan CHEN
