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Nanoscale Materials with Mesostructured Interiors
Author(s) -
Fowler C. E.,
Khushalani D.,
Lebeau B.,
Mann S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200105)13:9<649::aid-adma649>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology , mesoporous material , nanoparticle , mesoporous silica , quenching (fluorescence) , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , catalysis , fluorescence , optics , chemistry , physics , engineering
Routine preparation of mesostructured nanoparticles (see Figure) at room temperature is possible using the simple quenching procedure presented here. Silica particles with mesostructured interiors and diameters as small as 15 nm can be synthesized as can organo‐silica derivatives with chemically functionalized mesopores. Preliminary insights into the mechanism of growth of these materials are also gained.