Templated synthesis of shape-controlled, ordered TiO2 cage structures.
Templated synthesis of shape-controlled, ordered TiO2 cage structures.
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10.1002/smll.201100579
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发表时间:
2011-07
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影响因子:
13.3
通讯作者:
Yonghui Deng;H. Tüysüz;Joel Henzie;P. Yang
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作者:
Yonghui Deng;H. Tüysüz;Joel Henzie;P. Yang
Silver Nanoparticles Periodically ordered composite materials can be rationally engineered with features spanning nanometer and micro-meter length scales. [ 1–4 ] As a result, much progress has been made in generating thermally stable metal oxide structures with excellent crystallinity, high surface area, and controllable pore systems for applications in heterogeneous catalysis, fuel cell development, solar energy conversation, photonics, and gas-sensing. [ 5–10 ] In this process, the size of the desired features depends on the dimensions of the templates—molec-ular species including surfactants and block copolymers act as templates for nanoscale pores, [ 11 , 12 ] while colloidal particles template structures with pores in the nano-to microscale size regime. [ 13–18 ] Among these templating processes, col-loidal crystal templates have gained more attention as new assembly techniques enable larger periodicities. In a typical method, uniformly sized colloidal particles (silica spheres, polymer spheres, or monodisperse nanocrystals) are assembled into 2D or 3D arrays. After formation of the lattice, the space between the particles is fi lled with a solution containing the precursor of the desired material composition. This precursor is deposited onto the template by drying and annealing the sample. Finally, the original template is selectively etched away to leave a solid crystalline skeleton formed at the interfaces of the colloidal template. [ 19 ] Fabrication of monolayer hollow inorganic silica and inorganic hybrid spheres is also reported through the colloid templating route by using elec-trostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly of silica nanoparticle– polymer multilayers, followed by removal of the polystyrene latex template. [ 20 ] Similar solution-templating approaches have generated related cage structures of different material compositions including ZrO 2 , Alternatively, a more diverse range of material compositions can be accessed using existing gas-phase reaction methods combined with chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or atomic layer deposition (ALD). In a typical CVD or ALD processes, the assembled lattice is exposed to one or more volatile precursors, which then decompose on the sub-strate surface to produce the desired material. [ 33 ] Precise control of the composition and shell thickness of the structure are the biggest advantages of these methods over the solution-templating approach. For example, Zhang et al. used SBA-15 as a hard template and ethylene gas in a CVD approach to prepare ordered mesoporous carbon. [ 34 ] And an interesting study was reported by Huang et al. using ALD on the nanostructured surfaces of butterfl y wings to template Al …