Issue 12, 2016

Vertically ordered silica mesochannel films: electrochemistry and analytical applications

Abstract

Mesoporous silica films consisting of highly ordered and vertically aligned nanochannels (abbreviated as VMSFs) have received considerable attention because of their high surface area, long-range order, thermal and mechanical stability, controllable pore size and more importantly good molecular accessibility for rapid mass transport. These characteristics are ideal for electroanalytical chemistry and separation science. In this review, we firstly present briefly the strategies for the synthesis of VMSFs on the electrode surface, mainly the electrochemically assisted self-assembly and Stöber-solution growth approaches, as well as the surface modification of channel walls with diverse terminal groups for various functionalities. In the next section, recent progress on the applications of VMSFs in electroanalytical chemistry and sensing is summarized, in terms of the spatial confinement and permselective effects (size, charge and lipophilicity selectivity of the mesochannels). We then present the preparation and application of perforated free-standing VMSFs for fast and precise molecular sieving/separation. The review ends with an outlook and perspective on the future applications of VMSFs.

Graphical abstract: Vertically ordered silica mesochannel films: electrochemistry and analytical applications

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
22 Qun 2016
Accepted
22 Nah 2016
First published
24 Nah 2016

Analyst, 2016,141, 3482-3495

Vertically ordered silica mesochannel films: electrochemistry and analytical applications

F. Yan, X. Lin and B. Su, Analyst, 2016, 141, 3482 DOI: 10.1039/C6AN00146G

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