@article { ISI:000230122900010,
	title = {Effect of RuO2 in the shape selectivity of submicron-sized SnO2 structures},
	journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry B},
	volume = {109},
	number = {25},
	year = {2005},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {12297-12303},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	type = {Article},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Several dissimilar types of tin oxide microstructures including bipyramids, cubes, and wires synthesized effectively by means of a simple approach were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry/ differential thermometric analysis (TG-DTA), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A possible growth mechanism is proposed using the results of these studies. The texture coefficient values of all the structures, indexed to a tetragonal lattice, exhibit amazing variation in the preferred orientation with respect to their shapes. Although XPS data indicate that wires and cubes have a strong SnO2 type signal, bipyramids interestingly exhibit both SnO and SnO2 signals and a correlation of the binding energy helps in understanding the growth kinetics of such submicron structures. The. results suggest that the bipyramids are formed because of the vapor-solid process (VS) while wires and cubes are formed by the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) progression.</p>},
	issn = {1520-6106},
	doi = {10.1021/jp044677a},
	author = {Ramgir, N. S. and Mulla, Imtiaz S. and Vijayamohanan, K. P.}
}
