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Vapor-phase hydrothermal growth of novel segmentally configured nanotubular crystal structure

  • Porun Liu
  • , Haimin Zhang
  • , Hongwei Liu
  • , Yun Wang
  • , Taicheng An
  • , Weiping Cai
  • , Huagui Yang
  • , Xiangdong Yao
  • , Guangshan Zhu
  • , Robyn Webb
  • , Huijun Zhao
  • Griffith University Queensland
  • CAS - Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • East China University of Science and Technology
  • University of Queensland

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Abstract

A new form of nanotubular crystal structure is directly grown by a vapor-phase hydrothermal method via an epitaxial orientated crystal growth mechanism. The as-prepared nanotubes possess a unique multi-tunnel core-shell layered nanotubular structure with droplet shaped polygonal periphery and segmental crystal configuration. They are dimension-tunable and demonstrate superior ion exchange properties in terms of exchange rate and ion accommodating capacity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3043-3050
Number of pages8
JournalSmall
Volume9
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Sep 2013

Keywords

  • controllable growth
  • growth mechanisms
  • hydrothermal synthesis
  • nanotube structures
  • vapor-phase synthesis

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