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Fabrication, Densification, and Replica Molding of 3D Carbon Nanotube Microstructures
Published on: July 2, 2012
PDMS rubber as a single-source precursor for templated growth of silica nanotubes
Yongxing Hu1, Jianping Ge, Yadong Yin
1Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Abstract:
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) rubber can be thermally decomposed in air to produce silica vapor species which can deposit on porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates to produce silica nanotubes with a smooth surface and highly controllable thickness.

