title: Solvothermal fabrication of rubidium tungsten bronze for the absorption of near infrared light.
abstract: For fabricating the crystal of Rb(x)WO3, the solvothermal process was performed using a mixed medium of water and ethanol as solvent. It has been found that the morphological evolutions of samples were greatly changed as disordered nanoparticles, bundle of nanorods and microfibers with increasing content of water in the starting solution. Among them, sample synthesized with assistance of 3 ml water consisted of the nanorods with a diameter in the range of 80-150 nm, showing suitable size and morphology as near-infrared shielding material. On the merits of this nanostructure, the thin film of the Rb(x)WO3 nanorods realized excellent shielding of near-infrared light, meanwhile, it selectively transmitted the major part of visible light.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Chongshen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Le Thi
authors.initials: le T
authors.lastname: Hang
authors.forename: Xiaoyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tsugio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007259:Infrared Rays; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010316:Particle Size; D012031:Refractometry; D012413:Rubidium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014001:Tin / Q000737:chemistry*; D014414:Tungsten / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D014867:Water; D000431:Ethanol; D014001:Tin; D003300:Copper; D012413:Rubidium; D014414:Tungsten