In situ one-pot synthesis of 1-dimensional transition metal oxide nanocrystals

A general and highly effective one-pot synthetic protocol to produce 1-dimensional nanostructures of transition metal oxide through thermally induced crystal growth processes from a mixture of metal chloride and surfactants are presented. The general applicability of the synthetic protocol was tested to V(sub 2)O(sub 5) nanocrystals was tested where 1-D shaped nanocrystals could also be obtained.