title: A simple and general method for the synthesis of multicomponent Na2V6O16.3H2O single-crystal nanobelts.
abstract: Multicomponent Na2V6O16.3H2O (barnesite) single-crystalline nanobelts were synthesized by a direct reaction-crystallization growth of bulk V2O5 and NaF powders under hydrothermal treatment without using any templates or catalysts. This new strategy could be extended to prepare other one-dimensional multicomponent nanomaterials including ammonium, alkali-metal or alkali-earth metal vanadium oxide bronzes and other transition metal oxyfluorides. This is an efficient and mild solution method with clear advantages over the traditional high-temperature approach for the large-scale production of 1D multicomponent nanomaterials. The applicability of this approach toward the preparation of other inorganic systems, such as tungstates and molybdates, will be explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Jiaguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jimmy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wingkei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xinchen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang