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Vapor-phase hydrothermal growth of novel segmentally configured nanotubular crystal structure
Porun Liu1, Haimin Zhang, Hongwei Liu
1Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Queensland 4222, Australia.
Abstract:
A new form of nanotubular crystal structure is directly grown by a vapor-phase hydrothermal method via an epitaxial orientated crystal growth mechanism. The as-prepared nanotubes possess a unique multi-tunnel core-shell layered nanotubular structure with droplet shaped polygonal periphery and segmental crystal configuration. They are dimension-tunable and demonstrate superior ion exchange properties in terms of exchange rate and ion accommodating capacity.

