Room‐Temperature Growth of Uniform Tellurium Nanorods and the Assembly of Tellurium or Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles on the Nanorods

Abstract

Uniform and single-crystalline tellurium (Te) nanorods with high aspect ratio (≈20) are prepared via a cylindrical polymer brush-assisted method in THF at room temperature. These rods are well dispersed and stable in solution. Te nanorods prepared by this method are successfully used as template to assemble inorganic (Te or Fe3O4) nanoparticles on the nanorod surface to form a Te nanorod / Te or Fe3O4 nanoparticle complex structure (see figure). Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2008/c1756_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.