title: From sheets to fibers: A novel approach to gamma-AlOOH and gamma-A12O3 1D nanostructures.
abstract: The gamma-AIOOH (boehmite) nanofiber bundles have been synthesized via a convenient quencher method. Most nanofibers contain even smaller nanowires with an average diameter of 5 nm. A series of contrast experiments reveal that the evolvement from nanosheets to nanofibers occurs in the quencher process. gamma-Al2O3 nanofiber bundles with mesoporous character can be obtained by calcining relevant gamma-AlOOH nanostructures at 500 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guangcheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yitai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D044367:Phase Transition; D016062:Porosity
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; C069471:aluminum oxide hydroxide; D000537:Aluminum Oxide