Selenium and tellurium nanorods were synthesised by the reaction of glucose with Na 2 SeO 3 and Na 2 TeO 3 under hydrothermal conditions. The products are characterised in detail by the multiform techniques: X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the selenium products are nanorods with diameters of about 200-300 nm, and lengths ranging between 1 and 3 mm. The diameters of the tellurium nanorods range from 60 to 80 nm and the lengths of several micrometres. The various effects on the growth of nanorods were studied.
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