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Synthesis of Aluminum Germanate Tubular Material Using Germanium Oxide as the Source of Germanium

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: We synthesized a nano-scale aluminum germanate tubular material with a similar structure of clay mineral imogolite. This nano-tubular material can be obtained from a concentrated inorganic solution using GeO 2 dissolved in NaOH as the source of germanium. The IR spectrum, powder X-ray diffraction profile and TEM image are similar to those of previously reported aluminum germanate tubular material prepared using GeCl 4 . Tapping mode atomic force microscopy revealed that our novel material had tubes which were shorter in length and wider in diameter than those of synthetic imogolite.

Source: Clay science/Clay Science

DOI: 10.11362/jcssjclayscience1960.13.69

Authors: Masashi Ookawa, Yoshihiro Hirao, Masako Watanabe, Takashi Maekawa, Keiichi Inukai, Sanae Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Institutions: Ehime University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Clay minerals and soil interactions

Subfield: Geochemistry and Petrology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W894839413

FWCI: 0.609

Cites: 13

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10