title: A facile synthesis of single-crystal mullite nanobelts.
abstract: Single-crystal mullite nanobelts were prepared by a simple sol-gel method using WO3 as a catalyst. The nanobelts are straight and uniform with a width of 200 nm and length of 3-4 microm.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chuanbao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Hesun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002384:Catalysis; D003460:Crystallization; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C049037:aluminosilicate