title: Synthesis and optical properties of colloidal tungsten oxide nanorods.
abstract: Thermal decomposition of W(CO)6 in oleylamine in the presence of mild oxidant Me3NO.2H2O produces tungsten oxide nanorods with diameters ranging from 3 to 6 nm. The size of nanorods can be easily varied by the employed surfactant ratio or reaction temperature. The prepared tungsten oxide nanorods exhibit strong photoluminescence (PL) peaks in 300-500 nm, which show a weak size dependency.
authors.affiliation: National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and School of Molecular Science (BK 21), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwangyeol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Won Seok
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Joon T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Park