Conductive nanotubes consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO) were fabricated by electroless deposition using ion track etched polycarbonate templates. To produce nanotubes (NTs) with thin walls and small surface roughness, the tubes were generated by a multi-step procedure under aqueous conditions. The approach reported below yields open end nanotubes with well defined outer diameter and wall thic...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of aggressive environment on the flexural properties of halloysite nanotubes-polyester nanocomposites. Results showed that the addition of halloysite nanotubes into polyester matrix was found to improve flexural properties of the nanocomposites in dry condition and after water-methanol exposure. Significant increase in surface roughness was also observ...

Ordered binary oxide films of vanadium oxide have been prepared on an aluminum oxide film supported on Mo~110! under ultrahigh vacuum conditions and characterized by various surface analytical techniques. Auger electron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction, high-resolution electron loss spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ion scattering spectroscopy indicate that the van...

Here, Fohtung and colleagues capture nanoscale three-dimensional defects in vanadium( iii ) oxide nanocrystals using X-ray Bragg coherent diffractive imaging.

A wide range of vanadium oxides have been obtained via the hydrothermal treatment of aqueous V(V) solutions. They exhibit a large variety of nanostructures ranging from molecular clusters to 1D and 2D layered compounds. Nanotubes are obtained via a self-rolling process while amazing morphologies such as nano-spheres, nano-flowers and even nano-urchins are formed via the self-assembling of nano-...

Abstract The effect of chemical substances is reported on the structure, surface morphology, and material properties vanadium oxide thin films. study concentrated effects initial materials (e.g., NH 4 VO 3 , NaVO 2 vanadyl acetylacetonate, ammonium decavanadate) various additives acids, chelate ligand, reduction reagent, tensides). syntheses are based sol-gel chemistry. important aim technique ...