title: Influence of the solvent on ultrasonically produced SbSI nanowires.
abstract: The influence of the substitution of methanol in place of ethanol during the ultrasonic production of antimony sulfoiodide (SbSI) nanowires is presented. The new technology is faster and more efficient at temperatures greater than 314 K. The products were characterized by using techniques such as powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), optical diffuse reflection spectroscopy (DRS) and IR spectroscopy. The coexistence of Pna2(1) (ferroelectric) and Pnam (paraelectric) phases at 298 K was observed in the SbSI nanowires produced in methanol. The methanol decomposes during the sonication or due to the adsorption process on SbSI nanowires.
authors.affiliation: Solid State Physics Section, Institute of Physics, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, PL-40-019 Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starczewska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wrzalik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szperlich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jesionek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moskal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rzychoń
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szala
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stróz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maślanka
mesh_terms: D000965:Antimony / Q000737:chemistry*; D007454:Iodides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013010:Sonication; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D007454:Iodides; D012997:Solvents; C540671:antimony sulfoiodide; D000965:Antimony