A versatile solution-phase, precursor route to surface-mazelike hierarchical structures

摘要

In this work, surface-mazelike Zn O, Cu, and Ni hierarchical structures were synthesized via a versatile ethylene glycol- mediated solvothermal method. The structure evolution of these materials bore striking similarities, including(1) initial formation of metal alkoxides precursors and(2) subsequent structural evolution of products from tiered plates to jigsaw puzzles; then to extrusion ridges, nests and spindles; and thereafter to final mazelike structures driven by persistent thermal decomposition of preformed precursors. Based on their unique surface morphologies in sinuous asymmetry, it is anticipated that such mazelike hierarchical structures may shed new light on the development of morphology-controlled adsorption and heterogeneous catalysts.