• DocumentCode
    1815970
  • Title

    Engineering of new nanoscale materials from diatomaceous earth (DE)

  • Author

    Yu, Yang ; Addai-Mensah, Jonas ; Losic, Dusan

  • Author_Institution
    Ian Wark Res. Inst., UniSA, SA, Australia
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    22-26 Feb. 2010
  • Firstpage
    112
  • Lastpage
    115
  • Abstract
    Three-dimensional (3-d) gold microstructures with complex architecture were prepared from silica-based diatom microshells (frustules) using template synthetic process based on the electroless metal (gold) deposition. Diatom frustules were replicated into gold microstructures with a high-precision, entirely preserving their shape and micro and nanoscale porous features.
  • Keywords
    crystal microstructure; electroless deposition; gold; nanofabrication; nanoporous materials; Au; diatom frustules; diatomaceous earth; electroless metal deposition; nanoscale materials; nanoscale porous materials; silica-based diatom microshells; template synthetic process; three-dimensional gold microstructure; Gold; Microstructure; Morphology; Nanobioscience; Silicon compounds; Surface morphology; Surface treatment; deposition; diatomaceous earth; diatoms; gold electroless; template synthesis; three-dimensional microstructure;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5261-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5262-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045199
  • Filename
    6045199