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One-step in situ synthesis and characterization of W18O49@carbon coaxial nanocables

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We demonstrate here in situ synthesis of bulk yield W18O49@carbon coaxial nanocables based on an easily controlled chemical vapor deposition process at relatively low temperature (760 °C) using metallic tungsten powder and ethylene (C2H4) as the raw materials. Transmission electron microscope (TEM), energy dispersive x-ray (EDX), and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses indicate that the resultant nanostructures are composed of single-crystalline W18O49 nanowires, coaxially covered with amorphous carbon walls. A vapor-solid (VS) mechanism is proposed to interpret the formation of the nanocables. The effect of carbon sources on the nanocable growth was investigated. The results revealed that the introduction of carbon species not only causes the production of W18O49@C nanocable structures, but also obviously modulates growth behaviors and core/shell diameter ratio of the nanocables. The obtained nanocables may find great applications in catalyst systems and optical and electronic nanodevices because of their enhanced surface properties, as well as in high chemical stability.

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    Yuqin Zhou, Yong Zhang, Ruying Li & Xueliang Sun

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Zhou, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, R. et al. One-step in situ synthesis and characterization of W18O49@carbon coaxial nanocables. Journal of Materials Research 24, 1833–1841 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0214

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