Fluorinated-surfactant-templated synthesis of hollow silica particles with a single layer of mesopores in their shells

Bing Tan, Hans Joachim Lehmler, Sandhya M. Vyas, Barbara L. Knutson, Stephen E. Rankin

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Abstract

A new type of vesicle-like hollow silica with ordered mesoporous single-walled shells, which is prepared by co-assembly of silica with a fluorinated surfactant template, was reported. Three samples were prepared with the same composition using 1H, 1H, 2H-perfluorodecylpyridinium chloride as the surfactant template, but with different stirring rates. A high magnification TEM image clearly showed that the elongated particles have mesoporous shells. As the shearing rate during synthesis increased, the silica-surfactant aggregates merged to form elongated multi-chambered particles with mesoporous shells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2368-2371
Number of pages4
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume17
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 4 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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