Structural Features and General Morphology of Copper, Zinc, Zirconium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, and Vanadium Oxide Nanostructures Synthesized by Laser Ablation Method in Water

摘要

Nanostructures of oxides of 3d-5dtransient metals: copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium are synthesized by laser ablation of pure metals in water. Electro-optical and X-ray studies showed that the layered material composing nanostructures is mostly in an amorphous state and apparently consists of molecular clusters no larger than 1-2 nm. The structures of studied oxides are similar and are shaped as conglomerates of nanoscale solid and hollow spheroids, plates, threads, and foam formations.