Volume 124, Issue 10 pp. 2445-2449
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Ultrathin W18O49 Nanowires with Diameters below 1 nm: Synthesis, Near-Infrared Absorption, Photoluminescence, and Photochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Dr. Guangcheng Xi

Dr. Guangcheng Xi

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), and Environmental Remediation Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047 (Japan)

Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, 100123 (China)

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Dr. Shuxin Ouyang

Dr. Shuxin Ouyang

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), and Environmental Remediation Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047 (Japan)

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Peng Li

Peng Li

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), and Environmental Remediation Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047 (Japan)

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Prof. Jinhua Ye

Corresponding Author

Prof. Jinhua Ye

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), and Environmental Remediation Materials Unit, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047 (Japan)

TU-NIMS Joint Research Center, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin (P.R. China)

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Dr. Qiang Ma

Dr. Qiang Ma

Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, 100123 (China)

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Ning Su

Ning Su

Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, 100123 (China)

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Prof. Hua Bai

Prof. Hua Bai

Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, 100123 (China)

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Prof. Chao Wang

Prof. Chao Wang

Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, 100123 (China)

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First published: 26 January 2012
Citations: 50

This work received financial support from the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI Initiative) on Materials Nanoarchitectonics, the Natural Science Foundation of China (51102220), and the Global COE Program of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan).

Graphical Abstract

Offene Stellen: Eine Eintopfsynthese führt zu ultradünnen W18O49-Nanodrähten, die bis zu mehrere Mikrometer lang und reich an Sauerstoffleerstellen sind. Neben einzigartigen optischen Eigenschaften zeigen die Nanodrähte unerwartete Fähigkeiten in der photochemischen Reduktion von Kohlendioxid zu Methan (siehe Bild). Ursache hierfür ist ihre Defektstruktur, die von der großen Zahl an Sauerstoffleerstellen verursacht wird.

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