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Template electrosyntesis of CeO2 nanotubes
Carmelo SunseriRosalinda InguantaSalvatore Piazzasubject
NanotubeMaterials scienceMechanical EngineeringBioengineeringNanotechnologyGeneral ChemistryElectrolyteCerium compoundsElectrocatalysisElectrodepositionGrain size and shapePolycrystalline materialsSynthesis (chemical)ElectrosynthesisElectrochemistrysymbols.namesakeMembraneSettore ING-IND/23 - Chimica Fisica ApplicataChemical engineeringMechanics of MaterialssymbolsGeneral Materials ScienceCrystalliteElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRaman spectroscopyDeposition (law)description
Nanotube arrays of CeO2 were produced in a single step by potentiostatic electrochemical deposition from a non-aqueous electrolyte, using anodic alumina membrane templates. The CeO2 nanotubes showed a polycrystalline structure, and they were assembled in the membrane nanochannels. The nanotubes had somewhat uniform diameters, with an average external value of about 210 nm, and a maximum length of about 60 µm; the latter parameter was controlled by the electrodeposition time. Each single nanotube was found to consist of crystalline grains having a size of about 3 nm. Raman analysis shows that these CeO2 nanotubes are suitable for catalytic applications.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-01 |