Synthesis of well crystallized rod-shaped V 2 O 4 ・2H 2 O powders of 100 nm in width in an aqueous solution containing NH 4 VO 3 and N 2 H 4 ・H 2 O under atmospheric pressure had been investigated. The optimal conditions for atmospherically hot-water treatment at 95°C were found to be as follows: pH 2.5-3.5 and an appropriate amount of N 2 H 4 ・H 2 O. How the solution conditions affect the crystal structures and morphologies of the products is discussed. At pH<2.5, no precipitates formed. At pH 4.0-4.5, V 10 O 24 ・12H 2 O would generally be obtained if N 2 H 4 ・H 2 O was excessive. It was independent of reduction of NH 4 VO 3 solution to tetravalent solids on the dosage of reducing agent N 2 H 4 ・H 2 O. The morphologies of the V 2 O 4 ・2H 2 O had no obvious relationship with the pH and the dosage of N 2 H 4 ・H 2 O. It seems that before treated at 95°C the products were sheet-shaped, and then cleaved along specific crystalline directions after treated, forming rod bunches. The stability of V 2 O 4 ・2H 2 O in acid solution and in air was also investigated. The results showed that V 2 O 4 ・2H 2 O was unstable in air and could undergo oxidization to be a quasiamorphous rod-shaped V 10 O 24 ・12H 2 O, especially at high pH, with excessive N 2 H 4 ・H 2 O, drying at 150°C in flowing air, and/or being exposed to air for several days.