Volume 52, Issue 33 pp. 8643-8647
Communication

General Formation of Complex Tubular Nanostructures of Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Lithium-Ion Batteries

Dr. Genqiang Zhang

Dr. Genqiang Zhang

TUM CREATE, 1 CREATE Way, #10-02 CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602 (Singapore)

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang, Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459 (Singapore) http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/xwlou

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Dr. Bao Yu Xia

Dr. Bao Yu Xia

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang, Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459 (Singapore) http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/xwlou

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Chong Xiao

Chong Xiao

Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (P. R. China)

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Le Yu

Le Yu

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang, Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459 (Singapore) http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/xwlou

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Prof. Xin Wang

Prof. Xin Wang

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang, Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459 (Singapore) http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/xwlou

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Prof. Yi Xie

Corresponding Author

Prof. Yi Xie

Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (P. R. China)

Yi Xie, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (P. R. China)

Xiong Wen (David) Lou, TUM CREATE, 1 CREATE Way, #10-02 CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602 (Singapore)

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Prof. Xiong Wen (David) Lou

Corresponding Author

Prof. Xiong Wen (David) Lou

TUM CREATE, 1 CREATE Way, #10-02 CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602 (Singapore)

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang, Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459 (Singapore) http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/xwlou

Yi Xie, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (P. R. China)

Xiong Wen (David) Lou, TUM CREATE, 1 CREATE Way, #10-02 CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602 (Singapore)

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First published: 04 July 2013
Citations: 200

This publication was made possible by financial support from the Singapore National Research Foundation under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) program.

Graphical Abstract

Tube in a tube: A general strategy for the fabrication of novel complex tube-in-tube nanostructures for many metal oxides has been developed. The method involves coating carbon nanofibers with a layer of metal glycolate followed by calcination in air. The unique complex tubular structures of metal oxides are shown to exhibit promising properties for the title applications.

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