Abstract
Microrods of selenium metal from commercial selenium powder have been fabricated via solution method in high boiling solvents. The directional growth of selenium particles is believed to be due to reduction of selenium to its lower oxidation state and regaining to its zero-valent state. It is also opined that the rod-shaped morphology resulted due to formation of intermediate submicron size particles that grow further due to nucleation process. The SEM showed the rods are of ∼ 100 nm in diameter and a few microns in length. The broadened XRD pattern suggests particle size reduction with respect to bulk powder.
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