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Surfactant‐Mediated Fabrication of Silica Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Harada M.,
Adachi M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(200006)12:11<839::aid-adma839>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - materials science , fabrication , pulmonary surfactant , nanotube , nanotechnology , sol gel , chemical engineering , carbon nanotube , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Huge length silica nanotubes (see Figure) can be synthesized using a surfactant‐mediated sol–gel method. In this article, the method and mechanism of nanotube formation are discussed and the strategy for controlling the geometry of the tubes is illustrated. The procedure described may be applicable to the fabrication of nanotubes composed of other inorganic species, e.g., titania.