Preparation of shape-controlling VO₂(M/R) nanoparticles via one-step hydrothermal synthesis

Abstract

In this study, we developed a facile one-step hydrothermal process that allows to synthesize high-purity VO₂(M/R) nanoparticles with various morphologies such as nanorods, nanogranules, nanoblocks, and nanospheres. W dopants are successfully implanted in VO₂(M/R) unit cells with high doping efficiency, which allows to regulate the size, morphology, and phase of obtained nanoparticles. The underlying regulation mechanism is presented in detail to reveal how hydrothermal products vary with W doping contents, which provides a synthetic strategy for the preparation of shape-controlling VO₂(M/R) nanoparticles with high purity to satisfy different specific demands for corresponding applications in the field of thermochromic smart windows.

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Keywords

one-step hydrothermal / W doping / shape-controlling / VO₂(M/R) nanoparticles

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Council (No. JCYJ20170413141208098), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51601101)

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