| 摘要 |
<p>This invention relates to metal oxide nanorods and composite mateirals containing such nanorods. The metal oxide nanorods have diameters between 1 and 200 nm and aspect ratios between 5 and 2000. The methods of producing the metal oxide nanorods include the steps of generating a metal vapor from a metal vapor source (20) in a furnace (6), exposing the nanorod growth substrate (22) to the metal vapor within a growth zone in the furnace (6) for a sufficient time to grow metal oxide nanorods on a surface of the nanorod growth substrate (22), removing the nanorod growth substrate (22) from the growth zone after the sufficent time to grow metal oxide nanorods on a surface of the nanorod growth substrate (22), and removing the metal oxide nanorods from the furnace (6). The methods can be used to prepare large quantities of metal oxide nanorods.</p> |
