title: Single crystal SnO2 zigzag nanobelts.
abstract: Zigzag SnO2 nanobelts have been synthesized by evaporating tin grain in air. XRD, SEM, and TEM were employed to characterize the prepared samples. SEM images showed large amounts of zigzag nanobelts with periodic morphology. XRD result showed a pure tetragonal SnO2 phase. HRTEM and SAED revealed a single crystal structure with [010] zone axis on the whole zigzag zone. The zigzag structure is deduced to be formed by shifting the growth direction from [101] to [10] or vice versa. Growing nanobelts along different equivalent directions opens a new avenue for the preparation of novel nanostructured materials.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
authors.forename: Junhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Shaoguang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiangfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiaoning
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Youwei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du