Speaker
Mr
Lerato Shikwambana
(CSIR-NLC)
Description
A laser pyrolysis (LP) technique was used to synthesisVO2+x nanostructures at a wavelength of 10.6 µm and power density of 2.4 kW/cm2. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed nano-rods with lengths of 185 nm and diameters of 53 nm. Energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) analysis established the presence of vanadium oxide.
Primary author
Mr
Lerato Shikwambana
(CSIR-NLC)
Co-authors
Prof.
Andrew Forbes
(CSIR-NLC)
Dr
Bonex Mwakikunga
(CSIR-NLC)
Prof.
Elias Sideras-Haddad
(University of the Witwatersrand)
Mr
Malcolm Govender
(CSIR-NLC)
