title: A Novel Fluoride Route for the Synthesis of Aluminosilicate Nanotubes.
abstract: In this work we present a novel method for synthesis of aluminosilicate nanotubes: the fluoride route. F-containing imogolite (F-IMO) exhibits an improved crystallization rate and improved yield. The structure of F-IMO was investigated and compared with F-free imogolite (IMO) by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirming imogolite structure. Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses show an increased crystallization rate for F-IMO and confirm the incorporation of fluorine ion in the structure.
authors.affiliation: Equipe Matériaux à Porosité Controlée (MPC), Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), CNRS UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace (UHA), ENSCMu, 3b rue Alfred Werner, 68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France. atika.chemmi@uha.fr.
authors.forename: Atika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chemmi
authors.affiliation: Equipe Matériaux à Porosité Controlée (MPC), Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), CNRS UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace (UHA), ENSCMu, 3b rue Alfred Werner, 68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France. jocelyne.brendle@uha.fr.
authors.forename: Jocelyne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brendlé
authors.affiliation: Equipe Matériaux à Porosité Controlée (MPC), Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), CNRS UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace (UHA), ENSCMu, 3b rue Alfred Werner, 68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France. claire.marichal@uha.fr.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marichal
authors.affiliation: Equipe Matériaux à Porosité Controlée (MPC), Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), CNRS UMR 7361, Université de Haute Alsace (UHA), ENSCMu, 3b rue Alfred Werner, 68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France. benedicte.lebeau@uha.fr.
authors.forename: Bénédicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lebeau
keywords: aluminosilicate nanotube; fluoride route; imogolite; synthesis