Designing hierarchical 1-D metal oxides nanostructures by hydrothermal reaction
A basic goal of making nanomaterials has been to develop nanostructures with high specific surface areas that exhibit the potential to direct the path for electron transport. Very recently, a new class of low dimensional nanomaterials - the 1-D nanostructure - has emerged to be a promising building block that can fulfil these unique characteristics. While there have been a number of reports on the preparation of 1-D nanomaterials, the ability to assemble 1-D nanomaterials into highly-ordered structures remains a challenge.
The aim of this project is to solve this limitation by building a fundamental understanding into the growth mechanisms of anisotropic nanostructures.
