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Silicon Dioxide Nanowires: Silica Nanowire Growth on Coscinodiscus Species Diatom Frustules via Vapor–Liquid–Solid Process (Small 47/2018)
Author(s) -
Li Aobo,
Zhao Xiaoguang,
Anderson Stephan,
Zhang Xin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201870222
Subject(s) - frustule , nanowire , materials science , diatom , silicon dioxide , silicon nanowires , nanotechnology , silicon , chemical engineering , vapor–liquid–solid method , composite material , optoelectronics , biology , botany , engineering
In article number 1801822 , Xin Zhang and co‐workers employ a vapor‐liquid‐solid method to incorporate silicon dioxide nanowires on frustules, the exoskeleton structures from diatoms. This process features preferential nanowire growth on frustules, which is thermodynamically analyzed. Compared to the original frustule structures, the frustule‐nanowire composite material's surface area increases over 3‐fold, and the light scattering ability increases by 10%.