Facile synthesis of SrCO(3) nanostructures in methanol/water solution without additives

Highly dispersive strontium carbonate (SrCO(3)) nanostructures with uniform dumbbell, ellipsoid, and rod-like morphologies were synthesized in methanol solution without any additives. These SrCO(3) were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and N(2) adsorption-desorption. The results showed that the reaction temperature and the methanol/water ratio had important effects on the morphologies of SrCO(3) particles. The dumbbell-like SrCO(3) exhibited a Broader-Emmett-Teller surface area of 14.9 m(2) g(−1) and an average pore size of about 32 nm with narrow pore size distribution. The formation mechanism of the SrCO(3) crystal was preliminary presented.