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Toward a better control of internal structure and external morphology of mesoporous silicas synthesized using a nonionic surfactant
Léonard, Alexandre; Blin, J. L.; Robert, M. et al.
2003In Langmuir, 19 (13), p. 5484-5490
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Keywords :
Nitrogen Adsorption-Desorption; Morphology; Porosity; Porous materials; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface active agents; Synthesis (chemical); Transmission electron microscopy; X ray diffraction analysis; Decaoxyethylene cetyl ether; Hydrothermal treatment; Mesoporous silica; Nonionic surfactant
Abstract :
[en] Mesoporous silicas with controlled morphologies have been synthesized using decaoxyethylene cetyl ether [C 16(EO) 10] as a surfactant (10 wt % in aqueous solution). A large series of characterization results (SEM, TEM, XRD, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis) have demonstrated how the surfactant/silica molar ratio as well as hydrothermal treatment conditions can drastically influence not only the regular organization of the compounds on the nanometer scale but also the morphogenesis of the particles at the micrometer level. High loadings of a silica precursor yield highly structured mesoporous compounds with a morphology of ropes, gyroids and toroids whereas an increase of the surfactant/silica molar ratio results in spherical materials with a disordered channel array. A phase transition from hexagonal to disordered structure and then again to a regular hexagonal array with increasing gel heating temperature from 40 to 80°C has been evidenced.
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Léonard, Alexandre  ;  Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix - Namur - FUNDP > Chimie > Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques
Blin, J. L.;  Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix - Namur - FUNDP > Chimie > Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques
Robert, M.;  Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix - Namur - FUNDP > Chimie > Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques
Jacobs, P. A.;  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KUL > Centrum Oppervlaktechemie Katalyse
Cheetham, A. K.;  University of California Santa Barbara > Materials Research Laboratory
Su, B. L.;  Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix - Namur - FUNDP > Chimie > Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques
Language :
English
Title :
Toward a better control of internal structure and external morphology of mesoporous silicas synthesized using a nonionic surfactant
Publication date :
2003
Journal title :
Langmuir
ISSN :
0743-7463
eISSN :
1520-5827
Publisher :
American Chemical Society, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
Volume :
19
Issue :
13
Pages :
5484-5490
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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