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Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-doped Aluminosilicate Nanotubes with Enhanced Electron Conductive Properties
Published on: November 15, 2016
Single-step formation of micron long (OH)3Al2O3Ge(OH) imogolite-like nanotubes
Mohamed-Salah Amara1, Erwan Paineau, Maria Bacia-Verloop
1CEA, CNRS UMR 3299, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire sur l'Organisation Nanométrique et Supramoléculaire, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. antoine.thill@cea.fr.
Abstract:
Micron-long germanium-based double-walled imogolite nanotubes were synthesized at high concentrations, as evidenced by cryo-TEM, AFM, SAXS and IR characterization methods. In addition, the spontaneous formation of a liquid-crystalline phase was observed. The novel synthesis route made it possible for the first time to obtain both long and concentrated germanium-based imogolite-like nanotubes in a single step.

