Hierarchically Ordered Oxides
Author(s) -
Peidong Yang,
Tao Deng,
Dongyuan Zhao,
Pingyun Feng,
David J. Pine,
Bradley F. Chmelka,
George M. Whitesides,
Galen D. Stucky
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556
H-Index - 1186
eISSN - 1095-9203
pISSN - 0036-8075
DOI - 10.1126/science.282.5397.2244
Subject(s) - copolymer , nanometre , polystyrene , materials science , porosity , template , spheres , amphiphile , nanotechnology , nanostructure , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer , physics , astronomy , engineering
Porous silica, niobia, and titania with three-dimensional structures patterned over multiple length scales were prepared by combining micromolding, polystyrene sphere templating, and cooperative assembly of inorganic sol-gel species with amphiphilic triblock copolymers. The resulting materials show hierarchical ordering over several discrete and tunable length scales ranging from 10 nanometers to several micrometers. The respective ordered structures can be independently modified by choosing different mold patterns, latex spheres, and block copolymers. The examples presented demonstrate the compositional and structural diversities that are possible with this simple approach.
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