Silicon Dioxide Nanowires: Silica Nanowire Growth on Coscinodiscus Species Diatom Frustules via Vapor–Liquid–Solid Process (Small 47/2018)
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: In article number 1801822, Xin Zhang and co-workers employ a vapor-liquid-solid method to incorporate silicon dioxide nanowires on frustules, the exoskeleton structures from diatoms. This process features preferential nanowire growth on frustules, which is thermodynamically analyzed. Compared to the original frustule structures, the frustule-nanowire composite material's surface area increases over 3-fold, and the light scattering ability increases by 10%.
Source: Small
Institutions: Boston University, Boston Medical Center
Language: English
Topic: Diatoms and Algae Research
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2902428328