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MgO nanowires were grown by a thermal evaporation method at different N₂/O₂ gas ratios in order to investigate the effect of oxygen concentration on the growth and luminescence properties of the MgO nanowires. A thermal evaporation process was conducted at 1000^oC and under a pressure of 500Torr. No nanowires were..... More

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MgO nanowires with a branched structure were fabricated using a thermal evaporation method in air at atmospheric pressure. The branched MgO nanowire was made up of two parts: a primary central nanowire trunk and lots of secondary nanowire branches. The branched MgO nanowires had a 4-fold symmetrical structure. The secondary..... More

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Ultrathin MgO nanosheets were successfully synthesized by thermal evaporation of a mixture of Mg and graphite powders as the source material. The synthesis was performed at 1000 ^oC in air. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the two-dimensional MgO nanosheets had widths of several micrometers and the thickness of less than..... More

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A novel magnesium (Mg) production process utilizing an electrolytic method was investigated for the direct reduction of magnesium oxide (MgO). Electrolysis of MgO was carried out with an applied voltage of 3.0 V using a copper (Cu), silver (Ag), or tin (Sn) cathode and carbon (C) or platinum (Pt) anode..... More