title: One-dimensional BiPO4 nanorods and two-dimensional BiOCl lamellae: fast low-temperature sonochemical synthesis,characterization, and growth mechanism.
abstract: Regular BiPO4 nanorods, for the first time, and BiOCl lamellae have been successfully synthesized via a facile sonochemical method in a surfactant/ligand-free system under ambient air. The as-prepared products are characterized by XRD, TEM, SAED, FE-SEM, HRTEM, and Raman spectroscopy. The effects of pH and ultrasound irradiation on the phase and morphology of the products are studied and the sonochemical formation mechanisms of 1D and 2D structures are discussed. TEM data from samples made after different reaction times suggest an ultrasound-induced nucleation and an oriented-attachment growth mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Wen-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Yi-Nong
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Jun-Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hong-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen