JOURNAL ARTICLE

Chiral nematic porous germania and germanium/carbon films

Jing XuThanh‐Dinh NguyenKai XieWadood Y. HamadMark J. MacLachlan

Year: 2015 Journal:   Nanoscale Vol: 7 (31)Pages: 13215-13223   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Co-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with germanium(iv) alkoxide in a mixed solvent system produces chiral nematic photonic GeO2/CNC composites, which were converted to semiconducting, mesoporous GeO2/C and Ge/C replicas.

Keywords:
Germanium Materials science Liquid crystal Carbon fibers Porosity Porous medium Chemical engineering Nanotechnology Chemical physics Composite material Optoelectronics Chemistry Engineering

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Citation History

Topics

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Biomaterials
Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
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