Visualization of the self-assembly of silica nanochannels reveals growth mechanism

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-92

  Jung, Christophe ^a   Schwaderer, Peter ^a   Dethlefsen, Mark ^a   Köhn, Ralf ^a   Michaelis, Jens ^a   Bräuchle, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MESOPOROUS FILMS; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR SEPARATION; NANOSCALE CHANNELS; REAL TIME OBSERVATION; SILICA NANOCHANNELS;

SILICA;

NANOCHANNEL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79751527196     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.258     Document Type: Article

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