Tellurium Nanorods and Nanowires Prepared by the Microwave-Polyol Method

Tellurium nanorods and nanowires have been successfully prepared in liquid phase by the microwave-polyol method without using any seed, or template or surfactant. The reduction of tellurium dioxide by ethylene glycol and formation of Te nanorods and nanowires were achieved by microwave heating at 185 °C for 30 min. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscope.