Materials: Cyclohexane, n-hexanol (98%), ammonia hydroxide (28~30 wt%), tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS, 98%), (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane (APTS, 95%), polyoxyethylene(10)isooctylphenylether (TritonX-100), fluorescein isothiocyanate isomer I (FITC, 90%), Iron(III) acetyl acetonate (Fe(acac)3, 99+%), and benzyl ether (99%) were purchased from Acrös. 1,2 dodecanediol (90%), oleylamine, and olei...

Mesoporous silica films with cylindrical or spherical pores up to 40 nm in diameter were fabricated by replicating the morphologies of polystyrene-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate), PS-b-PtBA, copolymers using CO2-assisted infusion and phase selective condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate within the polymer template. The template structures, including domain packing, orientation and spacing were co...

In this paper, we monitor the real-time growth of mesoporous platinum during electrodeposition using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Previously, we have demonstrated that platinum films featuring the 'single diamond' (Fd3m) morphology can be produced from 'double diamond' (Pn3m) lipid cubic phase templates; the difference in symmetry provides additional scattering signals unique to the met...

Significant efforts have been made over the past few decades to realize functional three-dimensional photonic crystal devices including zero-threshold lasers, waveguides, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and solar cells; however, progress has been limited because of difficulties in creating three-dimensional photonic crystals from single-crystal materials. Most have been formed from polycrystallin...

The synthesis of mesoporous CuFe2O4 spinel by several nanocasting strategies (i.e., multi-step nanocasting, one step nanocasting, modified solid-liquid), in which copper and iron nitrates are used as precursors and Pluronic P123 as surfactant, is explored. We have also checked the effect of pH, citric acid and sodium citrate in multi-step nanocasting method. The modified solid-liquid method whi...

Double quantum-single quantum (DQ/SQ) 1H NMR spectroscopy has been used to localize the siloxy/silanol defects in two pure silica MFI zeolite samples synthesized by symmetric tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) and non-symmetric methyltributylammonium (MeTrBA) templates. Using DQ/SQ NMR, we provide important information on positions of structural framework that have tuned during hydrothermal ...

Template synthesis based on the self-assembly of lyotropic liquid crystals offers access to mesoporous solids with high specific surface areas and periodic structures. Incorporating mesopores (i.e., pores ranging from 2 to 50 nm in diameter) into carbonaceous materials may be advantageous for certain applications, including the adsorption of large molecules, electrochemical double-layer capacit...

In this paper, a facile method for preparing sub-micron spherical mesoporous silica by the sol-gel process and cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a soft template was reported. Moreover, the effect of surfactant concentration on the specific surface area and the total pore volume was investigated. The specific surface area, pore characteristic, morphology, chemical comp...