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General Synthesis of Ordered Crystallized Metal Oxide Nanoarrays Replicated by Microwave‐Digested Mesoporous Silica
Author(s) -
Tian B.,
Liu X.,
Yang H.,
Xie S.,
Yu C.,
Tu B.,
Zhao D.
Publication year - 2003
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/adma.200305211
Subject(s) - materials science , template , metal , mesoporous material , oxide , thermal decomposition , microwave , mesoporous silica , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , nanowire , catalysis , organic chemistry , metallurgy , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Microwave‐digested (MWD) mesoporous materials are shown for the first time to be powerful hosts (templates) for the production of various crystalline metal oxide nanowire (the Figure shows a model) or nanosphere arrays via a simple impregnation and thermolysis synthesis. Some of the metal oxides (e.g., Co 3 O 4 ) exhibit ordered structures on both meso‐ and atomic scales.