Dual-template assisted synthesis of silica nanotubes

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-248

  Liao, Qiulin ^a   Wang, Yexiang ^a   Gao, Yong ^a   Li, Huaming ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcination; Dual templates; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Poly(ethylene glycol); Silica nanotubes; Sol gel process

Indexed keywords

CORE CARBONS; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; DUAL TEMPLATES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRY; HOLLOW SILICA NANOTUBES; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) FUNCTIONALIZED; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SILICA NANOTUBES; SILICA STRUCTURES; SYNTHESIZED SILICA; TEMPLATE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; TETRAETHOXYSILANES;

CALCINATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GELS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

MACROGOL; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOTUBE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TETRAETHOXYSILANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENCAPSULATION; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 77954001110     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341310791171081     Document Type: Article

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