Issue 2, 2014

Chiral zirconia nanotubes prepared through a sol–gel transcription approach

Abstract

Chiral nanomaterials have attracted much attention due to their potential applications in the fields of asymmetric catalysis, enantioseparation and chirality sensors. Herein, left- and right-handed helical zirconia nanotubes were prepared through a sol–gel transcription approach using the self-assembly of a pair of chiral low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs) as templates. The handedness of the zirconia nanotubes is controlled by that of the organic self-assembly. The calcined nanotubes had mixed monoclinic and tetragonal structures. The diffuse reflectance circular dichroism spectra indicated that the zirconia nanotubes exhibited optical chirality. The pyridinium rings of the LMWGs adsorb ZrO2 nanoparticles through electrostatic interactions, and the amide groups transfer chirality to the inner surfaces of the ZrO2 nanotubes through a C[double bond, length as m-dash]O⋯Zr4+ interaction.

Graphical abstract: Chiral zirconia nanotubes prepared through a sol–gel transcription approach

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Aug 2013
Accepted
17 Oct 2013
First published
18 Oct 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 333-338

Chiral zirconia nanotubes prepared through a sol–gel transcription approach

H. Huo, S. Wang, S. Lin, Y. Li, B. Li and Y. Yang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 333 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA13447D

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