Issue 77, 2004

Formation of BaSO4 nanoribbons from a molecular mangle

Abstract

The authors are aware of an ever-larger number of ways of nanoengineering an increasing array of materials. Hence inorganic ribbons of nanodimensions can now be produced from vapours by high-energy methods (e.g. CdS, SnO2, and ZnSe) or from solutions by low energy methods (e.g. CuO, Ni(OH)2, ZnS, VOx·nH2O or CaV6O16·3H2O). Here we describe a molecular mangle that delivers continuous ribbons of selected crystals with nm thickness. Initially, this has been evaluated for BaSO4. The approach is shown to be successful at preparing metastable nanoribbons of barite. The opportunities that this provides for crystal engineering more generally are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Formation of BaSO4 nanoribbons from a molecular mangle

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Maijs 2004
Accepted
02 Aug. 2004
First published
17 Sept. 2004

CrystEngComm, 2004,6, 470-473

Formation of BaSO4 nanoribbons from a molecular mangle

P. A. Sermon, N. M. McLellan and I. R. Collins, CrystEngComm, 2004, 6, 470 DOI: 10.1039/B406745M

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