Solvothermal synthesis of strontium phosphate chloride nanowire

Ambient Large-Scale Template-Mediated Synthesis of High-Aspect Ratio Single-Crystalline, Chemically Doped Rare-Earth Phosphate Nanowires for Bioimaging

“…Electrospinning has been used in conjunction with the sol−gel process as well to yield polycrystalline nanowires ranging from 60 to 300 nm, after calcination at 650−750 °C. , Generally, the hydrothermal methodology has been primarily used for the synthesis of 1D LnPO 4 nanostructures, measuring typically 20−60 nm in diameter with lengths from several hundred nm to several micrometers. The treatment usually involves reaction in a Teflon-lined stainless-steel autoclave often under anomalous pH conditions, at a relatively high temperature (in the range of 150−240 °C), and involving reaction times ranging from a few hours up to several days, depending on the experimental circumstances. ,− The synthesis of well-defined crystalline CePO 4 nanowires with a diameter of 3.7 nm was reported by use of a microemulsion reaction medium, but could take as long as a month to produce, while ultrasound irradiation of an inorganic salt aqueous solution has been reported for the synthesis of CePO 4 :Tb and CePO 4 :Tb/LaPO 4 core/shell nanorods . Hence, one of the key motivators of our work was to develop a more facile, milder, less technically demanding, but more cost-effective approach toward the generation of 1D LnPO 4 nanostructures.…”