Abstract
We report a facile synthetic route for the growth of single phase ZnV2O6 nanorods via a simple acid–base reaction of the Lewis acid forms of ZnCl2 and VCl3 with NaOH in an aqueous solution followed by the thermal treatment of the resulting metal hydroxides on a SiO2 substrate in air. The as-grown ZnV2O6 nanorods exhibited a well-defined rectangular cross-section with a width of approximately 300–350 nm and thickness of 100–150 nm, and they extended in random directions up to a length of 3 µm. The as-grown ZnV2O6 nanorods possessed a single-phase monoclinic brannerite-type structure, as determined via X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopic investigations. The synthesized ZnV2O6 sample exhibited a band gap of ∼2.06 eV and excellent photodetection properties in the visible light region of 635 nm, which is the band-edge wavelength. The new ZnV2O6 synthetic method proposed in this report could be used to develop various photocatalysts and energy conversion materials in the future.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 168676 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 938 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Mar 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Korean government ( MSIT ) ( NRF-2019R1A2C1006972 , NRF-2021R1F1A1053270 and NRF-2021R1A4A1031357 ). This research was supported by Korea Basic Science Institute (National Research Facilities and Equipment Center) grant funded by the Ministry of Science ( 2020R1A6C101B194 ).
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Keywords
- Acid–base reaction
- Band-edge wavelength
- Nanostructure synthesis
- Visible light photodetector
- ZnVO