title: Synthesis of very small diameter silica nanofibers using sound waves.
abstract: Silica nanofibers of an average diameter ≈30 nm and length ≈100 μm have been synthesized using an unprecedented strategy: sound waves. A new phenomenon, spinning off the nanofibers at silica rod tips, is also observed.
authors.affiliation: Nanosystems, Separations, and Materials Research Group, Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA. sharmajk@ornl.gov.
authors.forename: Panos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Datskos
authors.forename: Jihua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jaswinder
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharma