Issue 47, 2007

Porous crystals of cubic metal oxides templated by cage-containing mesoporous silica

Abstract

Porous single crystals of cubic Co3O4, NiO, In2O3 and CeO2 were fabricated using cage-containing SBA-16 and FDU-12 as hard templates, and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and N2 adsorption/desorption. Unsuccessful synthesis of non-cubic metal oxides implies that the symmetries of the oxide structures have a significant effect on crystal growth inside the mesopore networks in these templates. A possible mechanism of crystal growth in the confined spherical cages is discussed.

Graphical abstract: Porous crystals of cubic metal oxides templated by cage-containing mesoporous silica

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jun 2007
Accepted
06 Sep 2007
First published
17 Sep 2007

J. Mater. Chem., 2007,17, 4947-4952

Porous crystals of cubic metal oxides templated by cage-containing mesoporous silica

W. Yue and W. Zhou, J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 4947 DOI: 10.1039/B709076E

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