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Growth Confined by the Nitrogen Source: Synthesis of Pure Metal Nitride Nanoparticles in Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Nitride
Author(s) -
Fischer A.,
Antonietti M.,
Thomas A.
Publication year - 2007
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.200602151
Subject(s) - nitride , materials science , graphitic carbon nitride , nanoparticle , nitrogen , carbon nitride , metal , mesoporous material , carbon fibers , nanotechnology , mesoporous silica , carbon source , chemical engineering , metallurgy , catalysis , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , photocatalysis , biochemistry , composite number , engineering
Metal nitride nanoparticles are synthesized using mesoporous carbon nitride, first as a nanoconfinement matrix and then as a nitrogen source. The reaction‐confining matrix is thermally decomposed during synthesis, thus becoming a source of nitrogen donation, and removing the need for further purification and isolation steps. Using this approach, direct copies of silica nanostructures are generated in metal nitride form (see figure).