title: Evolution of amorphous selenium nanoballs in silicone oil and their solvent induced morphological transformation.
abstract: Selenium generally exhibits preferential habitual 1D growth as a result of redox reactions of selenium compounds. Commercial Se powder melts in silicone oil under refluxing conditions and upon subsequent cooling evolve amorphous Se nanoballs (SNBs). Further ultrapure crystalline 1D Se grows from SNBs due to solvent mediated oriented attachment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302, India. tpal@chem.iitkgp.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Anup Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sasmal
authors.forename: Shyamal Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mehetor
authors.forename: Mukul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Tarasankar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pal