Synthetic NaMnPO4 microtubules

authors	Shi, FN; Rocha, J; Trindade, T
nationality	International
journal	MATERIALS LETTERS
author keywords	hydrothermal synthesis; synthetic minerals; morphological properties; host materials
keywords	MECHANISM; CRYSTALS; GROWTH; FIBERS
abstract	Rod-like particles of the analogues of mineral natrophilite (NaMnPO4) have been prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. Micro-patterning of such crystals has been performed by a judicious choice of the reacting conditions, yielding open microtubules with internal diameters ranging from 10 to 30 mum. A plausible mechanism for the tubular microstructure formation has been proposed. The use of NaMnPO4 microtubules as host materials for metallic (e.g. gold) particles has been discussed. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
issn	0167-577X
year published	2005
volume	59
issue	6
beginning page	652
ending page	655
digital object identifier (doi)	10.1016/j.matlet.2004.10.055
web of science category	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied
subject category	Materials Science; Physics
unique article identifier	WOS:000226802500010