Oxide nanotubes prepared using carbon nanotubes as templates

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · Journal of Materials Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1997.0089· OSTI ID:534443

Satishkumar, B C; Govindaraj, A; Vogl, E M; Basumallick, L; Rao, C N ^[1]

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1. Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit and CSIR Center of Excellence in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012 (India)

Hollow nanotubes of SiO{sub 2}, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, V{sub 2}O{sub 5}, and MoO{sub 3} have been prepared using carbon nanotubes as templates. The procedure involves coating the carbon nanotubes with tetraethylorthosilicate, aluminum isopropoxide or vanadium pentoxide gel, followed by calcination and heating at higher temperatures in air to oxidize the carbon. SiO{sub 2} nanotubes containing transition metal ions have been prepared by this procedure since such materials may be of use in catalysis. {copyright} {ital 1997 Materials Research Society.}

• OSTI ID: 534443
• Journal Information: Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 12, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
SILICON OXIDES
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ALUMINIUM OXIDES
VANADIUM OXIDES
MOLYBDENUM OXIDES
OXIDATION
IMAGES
nanostructured materials