Tuning the aspect ratio of NH2-MIL-53(Al) microneedles and nanorods via coordination modulation

Jia Min Chin,Eric Yu Chen,Ajay Govinda Menon,Han Yang Tan,Andy Tzi Sum Hor,Martin Schreyer,Jianwei Xu

Tuning the aspect ratio of NH2-MIL-53(Al) microneedles and nanorods via coordination modulation

2013

Jia Min Chin
Eric Yu Chen
Ajay Govinda Menon
Han Yang Tan
Andy Tzi Sum Hor
Martin Schreyer
Jianwei Xu

Micro-needles and nano-rods of NH2-Mil-53(Al) have been synthesized via coordination modulation. PXRD analysis has been utilized to determine the orientation of the micro-needles, showing the preferred growth direction to be [001]. Nanoparticles of NH2-Mil-53(Al) were formed using NaOH as a base.

Keywords:

Organic chemistry
Nanoparticle
Inorganic chemistry
Chemistry
Nanorod
Modulation
Nanotechnology
Powder diffraction

Correction
Source
Cite
Save
Machine Reading By IdeaReader

References

Citations