Silver vanadate nanorods have been synthesized via ionic liquid- assisted hydrothermal method at 130 C for 3 days using imidazolium-based functionalized ionic liquid. The obtained product when characterized by XRD shows it to be silver vanadate. The FTIR shows band at 446 cm-1 indicating V- O stretching vibration. A sharp peak at 145 cm-1 indicates the presence of layered structure and a peak at 1000 cm-1 indicate V=O stretching vibration as per Raman spectroscopy. The UV- Vis spectrum exhibits maximum absorbance at 425 nm reveal the presence of silver vanadate. The SEM revealed grass blade- like nanorods. The width of the nanorods is in the range of 40 nm as observed by TEM.
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