Rapid synthesis and characterization of amorphous manganese oxide nanowires Available to Purchase

Large amorphous MnO_x nanowires/nanofibers, consisting of curved 1D mesoporous structures with the potential for use in electrochemical battery electrodes, have been synthesized by a facile chemical precipitation process at room temperature. The synthesis process is adapted from one that is used to obtain nanoscale metal borides and is easily scalable. X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, Raman spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy were performed to reveal critical details about the morphology, structure and composition of this material.