Palladium doped silica membranes were synthesized by the sol-gel method using two different procedures. The first palladium-doped silica membrane (M1) was synthesized with a coating of four layers of silica-palladium sol. The second membrane (M2) was synthesized with a coating of two silica layers followed by a coating of two silica-palladium layers. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) proved th...

The synthesis of nanostructured anionic-surfactant-templated mesoporous silica (AMS) recently appeared as a new strategy for the formation of nanostructured silica based materials. This method is based on the use of anionic surfactants together with a co-structure-directing agent (CSDA), mostly a silylated ammonium precursor. The presence of this CSDA is necessary in order to create ionic inter...

We have investigated magnetization reversal in nanostructured Co/Pd multilayers. Interestingly enough, reversal phenomena in this system were found to be very sensitive to the Co-sublayer thickness and very contrasting reversal behaviors were observed between the samples having 2-Å-thick Co and 4-Å-thick Co sublayers. Direct domain observation and time-dependent magnetization viscosity curves r...

Nanostructured porous silica coatings were synthesized on titanium by the combined sol-gel and evaporation-induced self-assembly process. The silica-coating structures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and nitrogen sorptometry. The effect of the nanoporous surface on apatite formation in simulated body fluid, protein adsorpt...

Nanostructured Mn oxide clusters supported on mesoporous silica KIT-6 efficiently evolve O(2) in aqueous solution under mild conditions.

Conjugated polymer/silica nanocomposites with hexagonal, cubic, or lamellar mesoscopic order were synthesized by self-assembly using polymerizable amphiphilic diacetylene molecules as both structure-directing agents and monomers. The self-assembly procedure is rapid and incorporates the organic monomers uniformly within a highly ordered, inorganic environment. By tailoring the size of the oligo...

A silica microparticle has been successfully employed as a nanoscaffold to self-organize porphyrin and C60 molecules on a nanostructured SnO2 electrode which exhibits efficient photocurrent generation.

This critical review shows that diatoms can be a source of inspiration for the synthesis of advanced nanostructured biohybrids. These single cell microalgae are living inside a porous silica shell called 'frustule'. Mimicking this model, silica-based biohybrids have been produced via the so-called sol-gel process. Biomolecules such as proteins, enzymes or antibodies can be trapped within a sili...

Recently, 3D printing technology has become more popular in the field of construction. For extrusion-based concrete (3DCP) process, cementitious material needs to be strong and flowable enough ensure buildability pumpability. Nanostructured silica, a kind additive, been used modify 3DCP meet these requests. However, most previous studies focused on effect nanostructured silica rheological prope...

Mesoporous hybrid silica bearing zwitterionic species were synthesized via template-directed hydrolysis-polycondensation reactions from zwitterionic ammonium sulfonate precursors. The formation of the nanostructured phases involves specific precursor-template interactions. The obtained materials are efficient heterogeneous catalysts in Biginelli reactions.