Synthesis of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) ultralong nanobelts via an oriented attachment growth mechanism

A cost-saving and easy-handling sol-gel process coupled with a hydrothermal approach was proposed to synthesize V2O5 ultralong nanobelts by merely using inorganic V2O5 sol as the precursor without any organic or inorganic templates. An Oriented Attachment growth mechanism was suggested to explain the growth process of V2O5 ultralong nanobelts.