Facile synthesis of novel nest-shaped Sb2O3 micro/nanostructures and their optical properties

Novel nest-shaped Sb2O3 micro/nanostructure consisting of numerous nanorods grown along the [111] direction has been synthesized via a wet chemical method. A possible formation mechanism was proposed. Furthermore, optical properties suggest that the nest-shaped Sb2O3 material has great potential applications in electronics and optoelectronics.