Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of nanorods “LixV2−δO4−δ·H2O”

Nanorods “LixV2−δO4−δ·H2O” were hydrothermally synthesized with starting agents LiOH·H2O and V2O5, and reducing agent hydrazine monohydrate (NH2NH2·H2O) under alkaline condition at 160 °C. The samples were characterizated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The nanorods obtained have diameters from 80 to 100 nm with length up to several micrometers. Molecular coordination and assembly mechanism can be assumed to explain the formation of one-dimensional nanorods.