title: Synthesis of SnO2 nanoribbons by a carbothermal reduction process.
abstract: This communication describes, for the first time, the growth of SnO2 nanoribbons by a controlled carbothermal reduction process. An analysis of the transmission electron microscopy image revealed that these nanoribbons have a well-defined shape, with a typical width in the range of 70-300 nm. In general, the nanostructured ribbons were more than 100 microns in length. The results reported here support the hypothesis that this ribbon-like nanostructured material grows by a vapor-solid process. This study introduces two hypotheses to explain the SnO2 nanoribbon growth process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, UFSCar, São Carlos, SP-13565-905, Brazil.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Paskocimas
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Boschi
authors.forename: Júnior F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lanciotti
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pizani
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Soares Júnior
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008863:Microspheres; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017971:Tin Compounds; D002244:Carbon; C045358:stannic oxide