Preparation of frustule-like 1,2-ethylene-silica nanospheres through a chiral amphiphile/organic solvent dual-templating approach
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123 (China)
Graphical abstract: Display Omitted Highlights: ► Frustule-like 1,2-ethylene-silicas were prepared through a dual-templating approach. ► The morphologies and pore architectures of the 1,2-ethylene-silicas are tunable. ► Mesoporous 1,2-ethylene-silica nanotubes were also prepared. -- Abstract: Hollow silica nanospheres with mesopores in the walls have been widely studied because of their potential applications in catalysis and drug release. Hollow organosilica nanospheres also attracted much attention because of their tunable wall backbones and wider applications. Herein, frustule-like 1,2-ethylene-silicas were obtained using a chiral amphiphile, CHCl{sub 3}, and a dual-templating approach. The morphologies and pore architectures of the 1,2-ethylene-silicas are tunable by changing the amount of CHCl{sub 3} in the reaction mixture. With the addition of CHCl{sub 3} in the reaction mixtures, hollow 1,2-ethylene-silica nanospheres with opened mesopores in the walls were feasible. Moreover, 1,2-ethylene-silicas with mesopores on the surfaces and coiled pore channels within the walls were obtained using the chiral amphiphile in a single-templating approach. These 1,2-ethylene-silicas were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and N{sub 2} sorptions.
- OSTI ID:
- 22215808
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 48, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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