title: Synthesis and characterization of single-crystalline alkali titanate nanowires.
abstract: A simple, one-step method has been utilized to synthesize functional ternary alkali titanate nanowires of single crystallinity. Nanostructural characterization shows that the nanowires are Na2Ti6O13 with [010] growth direction and KTi8O16.5 with [001] growth direction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3255, USA.
authors.forename: Cheng-Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Lu-Chang
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D008672:Metals, Alkali / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008672:Metals, Alkali; D014025:Titanium