Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (9): 1601.

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Synthesis of Cd(OH)2 Nanorods by Solid-state Chemical Reaction at Room Temperature

CAO Ya-Li, JIA Dian-Zeng, LIU Lang, FAN Zhao-Tian   

  1. Institute of Applied Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
  • Received:2004-01-06 Online:2004-09-24 Published:2004-09-24

Abstract: Cd(OH)2 nanorods were synthesized by solid-state chemical reactions of Cd(AC)2·2H2O, CdCl2·2.5H2O, 3CdSO4·8H2O, CdCO3 and NaOH at room temperature in the presence of a nonionic surfactant, polyethylene glycol 400(PEG-400). The compositions and morphologies of samples were characterized by XRD, TEM and SEM. The results show that surfactant plays a key role in the process of rod-formation and it can act as a soft-template. The method has some advantages, such as simple and facile technique, mild condition and low energy-consumption. It is also expected that the present synthetic method can be extended to prepare other special nanomaterials with desired morphologies by means of choosing suitable surfactant to modify the interface of solid-state chemical reaction.

Key words: Nanomaterials, Nanorods, Solid-state reaction, Cd(OH)2

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