This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2009CB939901), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20801051, 90922016), and innovation project of Chinese Academy of Science (KJCX2-YW-H2O).
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Direct Confined-Space Combustion Forming Monoclinic Vanadium Dioxides†
Article first published online: 26 NOV 2009
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905227
Copyright © 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Wu, C., Dai, J., Zhang, X., Yang, J., Qi, F., Gao, C. and Xie, Y. (2010), Direct Confined-Space Combustion Forming Monoclinic Vanadium Dioxides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49: 134–137. doi: 10.1002/anie.200905227
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 22 DEC 2009
- Article first published online: 26 NOV 2009
- Manuscript Received: 18 SEP 2009
Funded by
- National Basic Research Program of China. Grant Number: 2009CB939901
- National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 20801051, 90922016
- Chinese Academy of Science. Grant Number: KJCX2-YW-H2O
Keywords:
- high-temperature chemistry;
- oxidation;
- oxides;
- synthetic methods;
- vanadium
Graphical Abstract

Burning an ethanolic solution of vanadyl(IV) acetylacetonate in a glass beaker affords monoclinic VO2 [VO2(M)], and thus brings this formerly expensive oxide into the realm of conventional laboratory synthesis. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed consistent heating and cooling curves (see picture) for 50 reversible transitions between VO2(M) and the higher-temperature rutile phase of VO2.

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