One-pot synthesis of novel one-dimensional bismuth oxychloride nanotube.

We present an unusual and unique bismuth oxychloride (BiClO) hollow nanotube fabricated by a facile and simple hydrothermal method without using any surfactant and template, such research are rarely reported to the public. Morphology analysis (SEM, TEM) revealed that the synthesized nanotube had a typical one-dimensional hollow nanostructure with a diameter of 45 nm. XRD result showed that the nanotube was pure BiClO phase without any impurity. Moreover, KMnO 4 served as an effective oxidizing and etching agent in this process, which contributed to the novel and regular hollow structure. The specific growth mechanism is also proposed and discussed systematically and scrupulously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]