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Self‐supporting films of clay minerals and metal oxides: Molecular ceramics
Author(s) -
Isayama Munetoshi,
Kunitake Toyoki
Publication year - 1994
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/adma.19940060117
Subject(s) - materials science , montmorillonite , clay minerals , ceramic , nanoscopic scale , mineral , layer (electronics) , metal , nanotechnology , mineralogy , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , geology , engineering
Self‐supporting, flexible films of montmorillonite that retain the fundamental characteristics of the mineral have been produced (The Figure shows a cross‐sectional view). This demonstrates that one practical disadvantage of clay minerals‐that they are usually only available as powders‐can be overcome. Further examples of the extension of microscopic layer structures to the macroscopic scale to produce “molecularly defined ceramics” are presented.