Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1597161 Solid State Communications 2006 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

A new route to obtain metal oxide nanotubes is presented: an inorganic coordination complex precursor containing the metal ions and impregnated into alumina membrane templates yield hollow tubular nanostructures of LaNiO3 by calcination at 600 °C as characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows that the resulting nanotubes have 200 nm in diameter in good agreement with the template pore. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dark field transmission electron microscopy (DF-TEM) show that the nanotubes with 10–20 nm walls and internal separations are composed of 3–5 nm crystals.

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