Abstract
In this article, we report the thermal decomposition processes of
dodecylamine intercalated vanadate nanotubes and their recycling
process. Structural, vibrational, and morphological properties of the
annealed samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction, infrared
spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The data
analysis unveiled that vanadate nanotubes (VONTs) decompose into
nanoplates which is isostructural to xerogel, and finally to
nanoparticle aggregates whose composition is a single V(2)O(5) bulk
phase. These aggregates can be successfully recycled for converting the
residues of decomposition process into vanadate nanotubes again.
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