Title: Nanocasting of carbon nanotubes: in-situ graphitization of a low-cost mesostructured silica templated by non-ionic surfactant micelles.
Authors: Kim, Seong-Su; Lee, Dong-Keun; Shah, Jainisha; Pinnavaia, Thomas J
Published In Chem Commun (Camb), (2003 Jun 21)
Abstract: The in-situ graphitization of an as-made, large pore silica mesostructure templated by nonionic Pluronic 123 surfactant micelles provides a low cost pathway to the nanocasting of linear carbon nanotubes.
PubMed ID: 12841279
MeSH Terms: Cost Savings; Furans/chemistry; Graphite/chemistry; Micelles; Models, Structural; Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry*; Nanotubes, Carbon/economics; Poloxamer/chemistry; Silicates/chemistry*; Surface Properties; Surface-Active Agents/chemistry