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Highly ordered LaFeO3 nanowire arrays of composite oxides were synthesized within porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates by an ethanol–ammonia-based sol–gel route. The results of scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy revealed that the obtained LaFeO3 nanowires had a uniform length and diameter, which were determined by the thickness and the pore diameter of the applied AAO template. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy demonstrated that the stoichiometric LaFeO3 was formed. Furthermore, the results of X-ray diffraction and selected-area electron diffraction indicated that the LaFeO3 nanowires had a perovskite-type crystalline structure. It is expected that the novel and effective technique presented in this article would also be appropriate for the preparation of nanowires of other mono-component or multi-component oxides.
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Yang, Z., Huang, Y., Dong, B. et al. Fabrication and structural properties of LaFeO3 nanowires by an ethanol–ammonia-based sol–gel template route. Appl. Phys. A 81, 453–457 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-005-3265-6
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