Platy particles of NaNbO 3 were successfully prepared by a solvothermal reaction using methanol/ethanol mixed solvent, in contrast to the formation cubic from methanol alone.

A phase-matchable SHG-active chalcogenide [enH][Ag2SbS3], which possesses the largest birefringence among noncentrosymmetric thioantimonates, has been successfully synthesized by mild solvothermal means.

Two 3d-4f heterometallic compounds of p-tert-butylsulfinylcalix[4]arene were synthesized by the solvothermal method and characterized by some hinged double-dumbbell-like subunits in which two perpendicular dumbbell entities were constructed by an in-between isosceles triangle Mn(II)Ln(III)(2), and two tail-to-tail calixarene molecules, and hinged by the lanthanide-sulfinyl group bonding. The ma...

We describe the use of benzyl alcohols in a solvothermal/alcoholysis reaction to form nanocrystalline sheets of anatase titania. By tuning the reaction conditions, we adjust the size of the nanosheets. The type and density of benzyl groups that decorate the basal plane of the titania sheets control the self-assembly into layered structures. These layered materials can be grown from solid substr...

New 2D titanium carbo-oxide layered structure with a suitable interlayer spacing is prepared by simple one-pot and eco-friendly solvothermal method for highly selective methanol sensing supercapacitor applications.

M 3 (hexahydroxytriphenylene) 2 (M = Ni, Co, Cu; hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP)) was uniformly coated onto BiVO 4 thin films via a facile solvothermal process, and the photoelectrochemical performance of /M (HHTP) photoanodes investigated.

The solvothermal reaction of Co(NO(3))(2) and 2,4,6-tris(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine in dimethyl-formamide/ethanol mixed solvent afforded the title coordination polymer, [Co(NO(3))(2)(C(18)H(12)N(6))](n), in which the Co(II) atom is seven-coordinated by pyridyl groups of three different ligands and two chelating nitrate anions. The complex displays a nano-sized porous metal-organic framework that...

The title compound, (C(3)H(8)N(6))[AlF(5)(H(2)O)], was obtained by solvothermal synthesis from the reaction of aluminium hydroxide, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (melamine), aqueous HF and water at 323 K for 48 h. The structure consists of [AlF(5)(H(2)O)](2-) octa-hedra and diprotonated melaminium cations. Cohesion is ensured by a three-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds.

Two unique low-dimensional benzyl viologen iodoplumbates [Pb(13)I(38)][B'V](6) (1) and [(Pb(5)I(14))(BV)(2)](n) (2) were prepared from solvothermal reactions of benzyl alcohol with 4,4'-bipy, PbI(2), I(2) and a small amount of water in acetonitrile. The semiconducting properties of the single crystals 1 and 2 along with Zn/Cl-doped samples 2a and 2b were investigated.

Highly hierarchical hollow bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6) microspheres self-assembled by thin nanoplates have been fabricated via a facile template-free solvothermal route. The possible growth pattern and formation mechanism of hierarchical hollow Bi2WO6 microspheres was investigated. The excellent visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance on rhodamine B (RhB) degradation was displayed by hie...