Formation of MgO/Mg(OH)2 Nanostructures by Molten Salt Electrolysis

Abstract

Thanking its unique characteristics, magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide nanostruclures arc of high practical significance for possible application in the next generation of solar cells, electronic devices, displays, in detection and adsorption of different environmental pollutants [ 1]. Numerous methods of synthesis including precipitation, solvothermal and hydrothermal processes, the sono-chemical technique, the sol-gel method, microwave methods, chemical vapor deposition, carbonatization and electrochemical method are widely used for synthesis of various forms magnesium oxide/magnesium hydroxide nanostructures such as whiskers, platelets, rods, needle-like, flower like etc. Electrochemical method attracts a special attention in a production of nanostructures owing to easy control of morphology of particles by the choice of regimes and parameters of electrolysis