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Local structure study of vanadium pentoxide 1D-nanostructures

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Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5·nH2O) 1D-nanostructures as nanowires and nanorods have been obtained by decomposition of vanadium peroxide in hydrothermal conditions. Electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) were employed to characterize the morphology and the local structure of as-obtained samples. Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) revealed that the diameter of the nanowires and nanorods were found to be 10–20 and 30–40 nm, respectively. The results demonstrated that a combination of Raman and XAS techniques allowed the accurate characterization of the local structure of V2O5 1D-nanostructures which are related to different morphologies. Analyses of X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectra reveals that the local structure of V in the as-obtained samples is similar to the bulk V2O5 (in orthorhombic phase), except for a higher degree of local symmetry within the structure of the VO5 square pyramid. Additionally, the nanostructures prepared by this technique present a single crystalline nature and could emit visible light at room temperature which is related to the local order of V atoms of the studied samples.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Brazilian research funding agencies FAPESP, CAPES, and CNPq. XAS measurements and HRTEM microscopy facilities were provided by LNLS-Campinas, SP, Brazil.

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  1. Embrapa Instrumentação, Rua Quinze de Novembro 1452, São Carlos, 13560-970, SP, Brazil

    W. Avansi & C. Ribeiro

  2. Grupo Física de Materiais—Instituto de Física—UFG, Goiânia, GO, Brazil

    L. J. Q. Maia

  3. LIEC—DQ/UFSCAR, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    E. R. Leite

  4. Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    V. R. Mastelaro

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Avansi, W., Maia, L.J.Q., Ribeiro, C. et al. Local structure study of vanadium pentoxide 1D-nanostructures. J Nanopart Res 13, 4937–4946 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-011-0472-2

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