Structural and spectroscopic properties of vanadium dioxide VO2(B) nanofibers
摘要
Vanadium dioxide VO2(B) nanofibers with typical diameters of about 20–200 nm and lengths up to several microns were prepared via hydrothermal synthesis. The as-prepared VO2(B) nanofibers crystallized in a monoclinic structure (space group C2/m) with unit cell parameters a = 12.0717 Å, b = 3.6949 Å, c = 6.4226 Å, and β = 106.9986°, and elongated along the < 001 > direction. The optical band gap energy of the VO2(B) nanofibers was estimated to be about 1.8 eV based on the UV-visible absorption. The VO2(B) nanofibers had six diagnostic infrared absorptions at about 1032, 1012, 982, 900, 724, and 660 cm− 1, representing a clear signature for probing VO2(B) materials. The VO2(B) nanofibers were nearly Raman inactive at room temperature due to the strong electron-phonon interaction. The thermal conductivity of the VO2(B) nanofibers was calculated to be approximately 1.06 W/(m∙K) at room temperature. The distinctive structural and physical properties of the VO₂(B) nanofibers may open up new possibilities for both fundamental research and technological applications.