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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045199
