One-step synthesis of SnO2 and TiO2 hollow nanostructures with various shapes and their enhanced lithium storage properties

• Main Authors: Wang, Zhiyu, Wang, Zichen, Madhavi, Srinivasan, Lou, David Xiong Wen
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95614; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8309
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A versatile one-step method for the general synthesis of metal oxide hollow nanostructures is demonstrated. This method involves the controlled deposition of metal oxides on shaped α-Fe2O3 crystals which are simultaneously dissolved. A variety of uniform SnO2 hollow nanostructures, such as na...