title: Organic nanowire-templated fabrication of alumina nanotubes by atomic layer deposition.
abstract: Alumina nanotubes were fabricated by a template method. Tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) gallium (GaQ3) organic nanowires were used as a soft template for coating with alumina using an atomic layer deposition technique. The deposition was conducted at 25 degrees C by using trimethylaluminum and distilled water as the precursors of Al2O3. Amorphous alumina nanotubes were obtained after removing the GaQ3 by dissolving in toluene or by heat treatment at 350 degrees C. The amorphous nanotubes could be crystallized by heating at 900 degrees C for 1 h in vacuum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Chieh
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chi-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kei
authors.forename: Ya-Wen
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Tsong-Pyng
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Perng
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015125:Oxyquinoline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C408502:tris(8-quinolinolato)gallium (III); D015125:Oxyquinoline; D000537:Aluminum Oxide