Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) characterisation of the porous silica nanoparticulate structure of marine diatoms

• Published in: Journal of porous materials Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 225 - 233
• Main Authors: Gnanamoorthy, P., Karthikeyan, V., Prabu, V. Ashok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.04.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arrays; Catalysis; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Coscinodiscus; Coscinodiscus concinnus; Field emission; Marine; Nanostructure; Navicula directa; Odontella; Physical Chemistry; Porosity; Scanning electron microscopy; Silicon dioxide; Topography; Pores; Silica frustules; Diatoms; Nanoparticulate; Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy

Diatoms are unicellular algae that synthesize cell wall with silica that has highly ornate features on the nano to microscale. The porous silica nanoparticulate structure of three marine centric and one pennate diatoms namely, Coscinodiscus concinnus, Coscinodiscus sp., Odontella mobiliensis and Nav...