supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry of China, the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U0734001, 50874050);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, SCUT (Grant No. 2009ZZ0025)
Quasi-one dimensional iron oxide nanowires with flat needle shape were synthesized on the iron powders by a rather simple catalyst-free thermal oxidation process in ambient atmosphere. The characterization by field em...