Structure et croissance de nanophases supportées d'oxyde de tungstène

2010

Tungsten trioxide nanorods can be elaborated on muscovite mica substrate through simple vapor deposition method. Growth of rods seems to follow a Stranski-Krastanov model. Their crystallography was investigated by TEM and reveals the presence of hexagonal phase. Such a metastable structure occurs from an interfacial hexagonal tungsten bronze which grows epitaxially on the substrate. This bronze phase contains potassium atoms coming from mica. Concerning the thickest rods, a monoclinic phase grows on the top of the hexagonal one. The hexagonal structure is thermally very stable: after annealing at 600°C, this phase is still detected whereas the rod morphology is destroyed. This point seems t…