Metal chalcogenides based heterojunctions and novel nanostructures for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

J Li, P Jiménez-Calvo, E Paineau, MN Ghazzal - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
The photo-conversion efficiency is a key issue in the development of new photocatalysts for
solar light driven water splitting applications. In recent years, different engineering strategies …

Water in nanotubes: The surface effect

MH Köhler, JR Bordin, CF de Matos… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent advances in nanotube synthesis and functionalization have allowed for new insights
into several physical-chemical aspects of nanofluidics. Processes thought possible only in …

A liquid-crystalline hexagonal columnar phase in highly-dilute suspensions of imogolite nanotubes

E Paineau, MEM Krapf, MS Amara… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Liquid crystals have found wide applications in many fields ranging from detergents to
information displays and they are also increasingly being used in the 'bottom-up'self …

The atomic structure of imogolite nanotubes: A 50 years old issue reinvestigated by X-ray scattering experiments and molecular dynamics simulations

A d'Angelo, E Paineau, S Rouzière, É Elkaim… - Applied Clay …, 2023 - Elsevier
Imogolites are clay nanotubes consisting of a curved di-octahedral gibbsite-like layer [OH 3
AlO 3] and of isolated OH SiO 3 tetrahedra connected by three mutual oxygen atoms to the …

Imogolite nanotubes: a flexible nanoplatform with multipurpose applications

E Paineau - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Among a wide variety of inorganic nanotubes, imogolite nanotubes (INTs) represent a model
of nanoplatforms with an untapped potential for advanced technological applications. Easily …

Imogolite Nanotubes and Their Permanently Polarized Bifunctional Surfaces for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

E Paineau, G Teobaldi, P Jiménez‐Calvo - Global Challenges, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To date, imogolite nanotubes (INTs) have been primarily used for environmental
applications such as dye and pollutant degradation. However, imogolite's well‐defined …

Structural resolution of inorganic nanotubes with complex stoichiometry

G Monet, MS Amara, S Rouzière, E Paineau… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Determination of the atomic structure of inorganic single-walled nanotubes with complex
stoichiometry remains elusive due to the too many atomic coordinates to be fitted with …

Imogolite: a nanotubular aluminosilicate: synthesis, derivatives, analogues, and general and biological applications

J Govan, N Arancibia-Miranda, M Escudey… - Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Imogolite is an aluminosilicate mineral originally found in volcanic ash derived soils.
Through the use of chemical synthesis methods this mineral has been successfully …

Role of initial precursors on the liquid-crystalline phase behavior of synthetic aluminogermanate imogolite nanotubes

E Paineau, S Rouzière, G Monet, CC Diogo… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Synthetic imogolite nanotubes form stable colloidal dispersions that may also
exhibit a rich liquid-crystalline phase behavior according to the nanotube length to diameter …

Insights into the formation mechanism of imogolite from a full-range observation of its sol-gel growth

P Du, P Yuan, A Thill, F Annabi-Bergaya, D Liu… - Applied Clay …, 2017 - Elsevier
Imogolite (Imo) was prepared via a sol-gel method. The time-dependent changes in its
morphology, structure and texture during the whole synthesis process (from amorphous …