A solution-solid method is developed to construct cerium phosphate （CePO4） nanofibers. Tetraphosphoric acid formed the condensed linear polyphosphate （PnO3n＋1）^（n＋2）- before reacting with cerium carbonate （Ce2（CO3）3） powder, which was favourable for one dimensional CePO4 nanofibers forming. The growth mechanism was proposed based on solution-solid process. CePOa nanofibers display strong UV luminescence emission and weak blue emission.
Mingyun Guan, Jianhua Sun,Tongming Shang, Quanfa Zhou,Jianting Han and Aiqin Ji Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Precious Metals Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Engineering, Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China
