Synthesis of Antimony Nanotubes via Facile Template-Free Solvothermal Reactions.
Uniform antimony (Sb) nanotubes were successfully synthesized via a facile solvothermal method without the need for any surfactants or templates. The Sb nanotubes are confirmed to be pure rhombohedral phase and have better crystallinity. These nanotubes show middle-hollow and open-ended structures, as well as multi-walled structures with the wall thickness of about 10 nm. Also, they have an average size of the diameter of about 50 nm and the length of about 350 nm. On the basis of the structural and morphological studies, a possible rolling mechanism is proposed to explain the formation of Sb nanotubes. It is expected that uniform Sb nanotubes can further be used in wide applications. Graphical Abstract A possible rolling-formation mechanism is proposed for forming pure rhombhedral phase and high crystallinity antimony nanotubes without any surfactants or templates via a facile solvothermal method.
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Ruxue
R
Li
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China. biewang2001@126.com.
Xiaohua
X
Wang
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China. wxw4122@cust.edu.cn.
Xinwei
X
Wang
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Haoran
H
Zhang
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Jingxin
J
Pan
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Jilong
J
Tang
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Dan
D
Fang
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Xiaohui
X
Ma
State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials and College of Physics, Jilin University, 2699 Qian-jin Street, Changchun, 130023, People's Republic of China.|Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, 2699 Qian-jin Street, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Yongfeng
Y
Li
State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials and College of Physics, Jilin University, 2699 Qian-jin Street, Changchun, 130023, People's Republic of China.|Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, 2699 Qian-jin Street, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
Bin
B
Yao
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Jie
J
Fan
State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, 7089 Wei-Xing Road, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China.
Zhipeng
Z
Wei
Rolling mechanism; Sb nanotubes; Solvothermal synthesis