%0 Journal Article
%T A Novel Fluoride Route for the Synthesis of Aluminosilicate Nanotubes
%A Atika Chemmi
%A Jocelyne Brendl¨¦
%A Claire Marichal
%A B¨¦n¨¦dicte Lebeau
%J Nanomaterials
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/nano3010117
%X In this work we present a novel method for synthesis of aluminosilicate nanotubes: the fluoride route. F-containing imogolite (F-IMO) exhibits an improved crystallization rate and improved yield. The structure of F-IMO was investigated and compared with F-free imogolite (IMO) by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirming imogolite structure. Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses show an increased crystallization rate for F-IMO and confirm the incorporation of fluorine ion in the structure.
%K aluminosilicate nanotube
%K imogolite
%K fluoride route
%K synthesis
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/3/1/117