Synthesis and Characterization of Ni(OH)2 Single-crystal Nanorods

Abstract A template-free hydrothermal method to Ni(OH)2 single-crystal nanorods were successfully established based on the 2-D layered structures of Ni(OH)2. The obtained Ni(OH)2 nanorods were 40–90 nm in diameters and 1–3 μm in lengths. It is interesting that Ni(OH)2 nanorods would be converted into NiO nanorings when they were annealed at 500 °C for 6 h.