| Abstract
| - One-dimensional nanostructures of SnO2 with a ribbonlike morphology have been prepared in large scale viarapid oxidation of elemental tin at 1080 °C. The products were characterized with scanning electron microscopy,X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Raman scattering, and photoluminescencespectroscopy. The as-synthesized SnO2 nanoribbons appeared to be single crystals and had preferred [110]and [203] growth directions. The lengths of the nanoribbons were up to several hundreds of micrometers,and the typical width and thickness were in the range of 30−150 nm and 10−30 nm, respectively. The strongphotoluminescence of the nanoribbons in the visible region suggested possible applications in nanoscaledoptoelectronic devices. A possible growth mechanism for the SnO2 nanoribbons was proposed.
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