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Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Hollow Spheres Nanocast Using Mesoporous Silica via Chemical Vapor Deposition
Author(s) -
Xia Y. D.,
Mokaya R.
Publication year - 2004
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.200306448
Subject(s) - materials science , mesoporous material , chemical vapor deposition , carbon fibers , mesoporous organosilica , mesoporous silica , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , styrene , deposition (geology) , spheres , organic chemistry , copolymer , composite material , catalysis , composite number , polymer , chemistry , paleontology , physics , astronomy , sediment , engineering , biology
Hollow spheres of well‐ordered mesoporous carbon (see Figure) may be obtained via a simple chemical vapor deposition route, which utilizes mesoporous silica SBA‐15 as a solid template and suitable organic compounds (e.g., styrene) as the carbon source.