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BiVO4 dendrites have been controllably synthesized by a hydrothermal method without any surfactants or templates. Thestructure and morphology of the obtained BiVO4 dendrites were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electronmicroscope, transmission electron microscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The effect of the pHvalues, precursors, solution concentrations, reaction temperature, and reaction time on the morphology and structure of theBiVO4 dendrites was systematically studied for the first time. It is found that the morphologies of the obtained BiVO4crystallites can vary from cubic-like to dendritic shape. The BiVO4 dendrites can be successfully fabricated by thehydrothermal method at 150 oC and pH 7 when Bi2(CO3)3 and NH4VO3 were used as precursors The resultant dendriticstructure has four trunks which have ordered branches on the opposite sides of the trunks. A rational mechanism for theoriental growth of the BiVO4 dendrites is discussed. The preparation of BiVO4 dendrites with well-dened shapes may open newopportunities for wide applications of future nanodevices.