Hydrothermal Synthesis of Single-Crystalline Antimony Telluride Nanobelts

摘要

Since the discovery of semiconducting oxide nanobelts in 2001,beltlike nanomaterials have attracted considerable attention due to their distinctive geometries,novel physical and chemical properties,and potential applications in numerous areas such as nanoscale electronics and photonics.As a consequence,highly anisotropic nanobelts using various materials,such as oxides (ZnO,SnO_2,and VO_2(B)),sulfides (ZnS and CdS),selenides (ZnSe and CdSe),element (Au,C,and Te),and some other compounds (SiC and Pb_3O_2Cl_2),etc.,have been fabricated through a variety of methods.However,to the best of our knowledge,no studies have been reported on the preparation of semiconducting telluride nanobelts to date,although their preparation is strongly desired.