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Photothermal Conversion of W₁₈O₄₉ with a Tunable Oxidation State.

ABSTRACT: W₁₈O₄₉ with a tunable oxidation state was prepared by addition of NaNO₃ or NaBH₄ as a redox agent in the solvothermal system. The addition of redox agents has no influence on the crystallization of W₁₈O₄₉. The obtained W₁₈O₄₉ structures keep their morphology as a bundle of nanowires with a regular hexagonal on the cross-section. W₁₈O₄₉ exhibits strong valence-dependent absorption features in the near-IR region. Reduced W₁₈O₄₉ with more W⁵⁺ has a higher concentration of oxygen vacancies, which enhances the localized surface plasmon resonance effect. Reduced W₁₈O₄₉ exhibits a high photothermal conversion efficiency of 59.6 % and has good photothermal stability.

SUBMITTER: Fang Z

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5390804 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

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Photothermal Conversion of W18O49 with a Tunable Oxidation State.

Fang Zhenxing Z Jiao Shihui S Kang Yutang Y Pang Guangsheng G Feng Shouhua S

ChemistryOpen 20170118 2

W18O49 with a tunable oxidation state was prepared by addition of NaNO3 or NaBH4 as a redox agent in the solvothermal system. The addition of redox agents has no influence on the crystallization of W18O49. The obtained W18O49 structures keep their morphology as a bundle of nanowires with a regular hexagonal on the cross-section. W18O49 exhibits strong valence-dependent absorption feature ...[more]

PMID: 28413762

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