摘要

Nanotube sodium titanate is a novel kind of nanosized materials, possessing special structure and unique properties. Nanotube sodium titanate and its derivatives are the promising materials for their applications in electroluminescence, electrode materials in batteries, adsorption and ion-exchange materials. In this review, progress on the composition, structure and formation process of nanotube sodium titanate is summarized, the characteristics and functions of the nanaotube and its derivatives are introduced.