Room-Temperature Synthesis of Germanium Oxide Nanofilaments and Their Potential Use as Luminescent Self-Cleaning Surfaces.
Chemphyschem
; 20(4): 538-544, 2019 02 18.
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ABSTRACT
Germanium oxide nanofilaments (GNFs) have been synthesized under ambient conditions from the gas phase using germanium tetrachloride as a precursor. Non-crystalline GNFs synthesized by this procedure are 1-10â
µm in length and 80-110â
nm in diameter applying Droplet Assisted Growth and Shaping (DAGS) Chemistry. The relative humidity has been adjusted at various values in order to demonstrate the crucial role of humidity in the gas phase for the nanofilament synthesis. The novel GNFs show a strong luminescence emission in the ultra-violet and light blue region. In addition, a self-cleaning and superhydrophobic properties could be introduced in the luminescent GNF nanofilaments by simple treatment with silane molecules.
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