Rhodium chloride RhCl3 (and for comparison Rh(NO3)3 and Rh(OAc)2), Rh was applied as precursor for the CVD growth of Rh nanostructures in a horizontal high-temperature
tubular furnace reactor. The controlled experiments with RhCl3 as CVD precursor revealed that the use of Rh(OAc)2 with Rh-Rh bond is indispensable for the unique shape evolution of nanostructures. All synthesised Rh nanostructures were characterized by various
techniques and used for conductivity measurements.[i]
[i] B.R. Sathe, AIP Advances 2, 042122 (2012); « A facile approach for shape selective synthesis of rhodium nanostructures and conductivity studies », http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4764867 http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232659766_A_facile_approach_for_shape_selective_synthesis_of_rhodium_nanostructures_and_conductivity_studies/file/d912f5089603cf1c1b.pdf