TY - JOUR
T1 - Imogolite
T2 - An aluminosilicate nanotube material
AU - Bursill, L. A.
AU - Peng, J. L.
AU - Bourgeois, L. N.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - The analogy between carbon nanotubes and synthetic imogolite, an aluminosicate of stoichiometry (OH)3Al2O3SiOH, having a tubular structure of external diameter 2.4 nm and internal diameter 0.9 nm, is examined. Highresolution transmission electron microscopy, image matching and electron diffraction are used to examine the tube structure. Some interesting new results are obtained, concerning the various states of aggregation of the imogolite tubes, ranging from randomly oriented single tubes to essentially close-packed arrays. Both longitudinal and cross-sectional images were obtained. Some possible applications of imogolite as new materials are discussed. The various imogolite textures pose challenging problems for solid-state physicists, concerning for example the transport and optical properties of such fibre bundles.
AB - The analogy between carbon nanotubes and synthetic imogolite, an aluminosicate of stoichiometry (OH)3Al2O3SiOH, having a tubular structure of external diameter 2.4 nm and internal diameter 0.9 nm, is examined. Highresolution transmission electron microscopy, image matching and electron diffraction are used to examine the tube structure. Some interesting new results are obtained, concerning the various states of aggregation of the imogolite tubes, ranging from randomly oriented single tubes to essentially close-packed arrays. Both longitudinal and cross-sectional images were obtained. Some possible applications of imogolite as new materials are discussed. The various imogolite textures pose challenging problems for solid-state physicists, concerning for example the transport and optical properties of such fibre bundles.
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U2 - 10.1080/01418610008212043
DO - 10.1080/01418610008212043
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033993118
SN - 0141-8610
VL - 80
SP - 105
EP - 117
JO - Philosophical Magazine A: Physics of Condensed Matter, Structure, Defects and Mechanical Properties
JF - Philosophical Magazine A: Physics of Condensed Matter, Structure, Defects and Mechanical Properties
IS - 1
ER -