Tellurium nanotubes synthesized with microwave-assisted monosaccharide reduction method.
A microwave-assisted monosaccharide reducing approach has been developed in the preparation of tellurium nanotubes. The as-prepared tellurium nanotubes have the sizes of 50 - 100 nm in diameter, and a few micrometers in length. A series of contrastive experiments have illustrated that microwave-heating contributed a lot in the synthesis, and the decomposition of H2TeO3 to TeO2 and low reducibility of the monosaccharide played a key role in the process. The possible mechanism of the synthesis of the nanotubes has been preliminarily discussed.
Liu
Tao
T
Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P R. China.
Zhang
Gang
G
Su
Xu
X
Chen
Xingguo
X
Wang
Dahai
D
Qin
Jingui
J
D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008872:Microwaves; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000528:radiation effects; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D013691:Tellurium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects
D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009005:Monosaccharides; D013691:Tellurium