@article{Qiu2012, 
author = {Yongcai Qiu and Gui-Liang Xu and Qin Kuang and Shi-Gang Sun and Shihe Yang},
title = {Hierarchical WO3 Flowers Comprising Porous Single-Crystalline Nanoplates Show Enhanced Lithium Storage and Photocatalysis},
year = {2012},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {5},
number = {11},
pages = {826-832},
keywords = {Porous single-crystal WO3 nanoplate, morphology-conserved transformation, Li ion battery anode, photocatalysis},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-012-0266-6},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-012-0266-6},
abstract = {We report a morphology-conserved transformation approach to successfully synthesize a unique porous WO3 nanoplate assembly, which is hierarchically structured like a flower, from an ammonium tungsten peroxo oxalate containing precursor. The resulting novel, multiple length scale architecture of WO3 and its formation process have been investigated by a series of microscopic, spectroscopic and other techniques. A possible growth mechanism was proposed on the basis of the experiments. When tested as a lithium ion battery anode, the porous WO3 nanoplate assembly showed high rate capacity and high cyclability. Not least, it has also exhibited high photocatalytic activities under visible light irradiation.}
}