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Front Cover: Ordered Mesoporous Silica Monoliths as a Versatile Platform for the Study of Magnetic and Photomagnetic Prussian Blue Analogue Nanoparticles (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 10/2017)
Author(s) -
Moulin Robinson,
Delahaye Emilie,
Bordage Amélie,
Fonda Emiliano,
Baltaze JeanPierre,
Beaunier Patricia,
Rivière Eric,
Fornasieri Giulia,
Bleuzen Anne
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201700161
Subject(s) - prussian blue , nanoreactor , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , mesoporous material , chemistry , mesoporous silica , porosity , cover (algebra) , front cover , porous medium , magnetic nanoparticles , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , electrode , catalysis , electrochemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering
The cover picture shows our “factory” to produce nanoparticles: the ordered porosity of silica monoliths. The pores are very versatile nanoreactors that can synthesize a large variety of compounds. In this work, we used these monoliths as a useful platform to study the effect of size reduction on the magnetic and photomagnetic properties of CoFe Prussian blue analogue nanoparticles. On the nanoscale, the properties of matter generally depend on several parameters (size, shape, surrounding medium, etc.). The monoliths have been designed for disentangling these different effects on the physical properties. The background of our cover picture represents a factory recognizable by its big chimney. Our monoliths, and more precisely their cylindrical pores (one of them is schematized in the picture), can be considered to be our “factories” that produce nanoparticles with controlled properties. Details are discussed in the article by A. Bleuzen et al. on page 1303 ff (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201601196 ). For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700162 ).