Fabrication and Properties of VOx-Based Nanorods

There is an explosive interest in rodlike vanadium oxide nanomaterials. This review discusses the current research activities on vanadium oxide nanorods in our group. We begin this paper with a variety of chemical and physical methods that have been used to synthesize vanadium oxide nanorods. There follows a discussion of techniques for adjusting vanadium oxide nanorods by doping, ordered constructing, Langmuir−Blodgett assembly, etc. At the end of this paper, we discuss a wide range of interesting properties, such as electrochemical, electrical, optical, magnetic, and field-emission properties, associated with vanadium oxide nanorods, as well as various intriguing applications. We conclude with personal remarks on the outlook for research on vanadium oxide nanorods.