Single‐microemulsion‐based Hydrothermal Approach to In(OH)3 and In2O3 Nanocubes |
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| Authors: | Yanfen Li Junying Jiang Yujie Ma Gaochao Fan Prof Zaiyin Huang Chunxu Ban Liu'ai Qin |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Chemistry & Ecological Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China;2. Key Laboratory of Forest Chemicals Development and Application of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China |
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| Abstract: | Well‐defined indium hydroxide In(OH)3] nanocubes have been successfully prepared through a facile single‐microemulsion‐mediated hydrothermal process at a relatively low temperature. Calcination of the In(OH)3 precursor at 400°C in a furnace yielded In2O3 crystals with the same morphology. X‐ray diffraction (XRD), field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the samples. The effects of reaction parameters on the formation of nanostructures were also discussed, and the nucleation, aggregation and anisotropic growth mechanism was proposed. Room temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectra as well as the ultraviolet‐visible (UV‐vis) absorbance spectra were carried out on the In2O3 crystals to investigate their optical properties. |
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| Keywords: | single‐microemulsion‐based hydrothermal nanostructures In2O3 cubes photoluminescence (PL) UV/Vis spectroscopy |
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