Self-Assembled Silicon Nanotubes Grown from Silicon Monoxide

Self‐assembled silicon nanotubes (SiNTs) are synthesized by a hydrothermal method, with silicon monoxide powder as a starting material and de‐ionized water as a reaction medium. No metallic catalysts are added during the process. Unlike the disordered, aggregated SiNTs grown by the template method,...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2005-03, Vol.17 (5), p.564-567
Main Authors: Chen, Y.-W., Tang, Y.-H., Pei, L.-Z., Guo, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Hydrothermal synthesis
Nanotubes
Nanotubes, silica
Self-assembly
silica
Silicon monoxide
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Summary:Self‐assembled silicon nanotubes (SiNTs) are synthesized by a hydrothermal method, with silicon monoxide powder as a starting material and de‐ionized water as a reaction medium. No metallic catalysts are added during the process. Unlike the disordered, aggregated SiNTs grown by the template method, the SiNTs synthesized here are self‐assembled. The SiNTs have hollow structures with crystal silicon wall layers surrounded by an amorphous silica shell, as observed by transmission electron microscopy (see Figure).
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.200401381