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Effect Of Surfactants On The Structure And Morphology Of Magnesium Borate Hydroxide Nanowhiskers Synthesized By Hydrothermal Route, Latha Kumari, Wz Li, Shrinivas Kulkarni, Kh Wu, Wei Chen, Chunlei Wang, Charles H. Vannoy, Roger M. Leblanc

Department of Physics

Magnesium borate hydroxide (MBH) nanowhiskers were synthesized using a one step hydrothermal process with different surfactants. The effect surfactants have on the structure and morphology of the MBH nanowhiskers has been investigated. The X-ray diffraction profile confirms that the as-synthesized material is of single phase, monoclinic MgBO₂(OH). The variations in the size and shape of the different MBH nanowhiskers have been discussed based on the surface morphology analysis. The annealing of MBH nanowhiskers at 500 °C for 4 h has significant effect on the crystal structure and surface morphology. The UV–vis absorption spectra of the MBH nanowhiskers synthesized …