Microstructural Analysis of Disordered and Ordered Mesoporous Silica Films

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. 726-727
Author(s):  
C. A. Drewien ◽  
Y. Lu ◽  
C. J. Brinker ◽  
R. Ganguli ◽  
M. T. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Inorganic Membranes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Silica Films ◽  
Plan View

Processing can be controlled to produce a family of mesoporous silica films with either disordered, lamellar, hexagonal, or cubic pore distributions[l]. These films, formed by surfactant-templated synthesis and exhibiting a unimodal pore size, promise potential use as inorganic membranes, catalysts, and optically-based sensors[l,2]. The mesoporous films can be formed from initially homogeneous silica sols by a continuous, surfactant-templated process, which relies upon solvent evaporation during the sol-gel dip-coating process. Films of 100-500 nm thick are formed within seconds in a continuous coating operation. The microstructure of the films is dependent upon the cationic surfactant concentration CTAB (CH3(CH2)15N+(CH3)3Br-) and the dip-coating rate. Several films, processed under differing conditions, were investigated by TEM to characterize pore size, structure, and orientation.Figures 1 a & b show the plan view and cross-sectional microstructure of a 2-d hexagonal mesoporous silica film deposited on silicon; the sample was calcined at 400 °C for 3 hours in air. The images were obtained on a Philips CM30 TEM, operated at 300 kV.

scholarly journals Effects of morphology and pore size of mesoporous silicas on the efficiency of an immobilized enzyme

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 10010-10017
Author(s):  
Ping-Chung Kuo ◽  
Zhi-Xun Lin ◽  
Tzi-Yi Wu ◽  
Chun-Han Hsu ◽  
Hong-Ping Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Immobilized Enzyme ◽  
Mesoporous Silicas ◽  
High Loading ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Silica Films

Mesoporous silica films were used as supports with high loading capacity and enzyme activity.

Sol–gel derived mesoporous silica films using amphiphilic triblock copolymers

2003 ◽  
Vol 332 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 199-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuaki Kitazawa ◽  
Hideyoshi Namba ◽  
Masami Aono ◽  
Yoshihisa Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Triblock Copolymers ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Silica Films

ChemInform Abstract: Sol-Gel-Derived Mesoporous Silica Films with Low Dielectric Constants.

ChemInform ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
Seana Seraji ◽  
Yun Wu ◽  
Michael Forbess ◽  
Steven J. Limmer ◽  
Tammy Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Silica Films ◽  
Low Dielectric

scholarly journals Pore Size-Dependent Structure of Confined Water in Mesoporous Silica Films from Water Adsorption/Desorption Using ATR–FTIR Spectroscopy

Langmuir ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (37) ◽  
pp. 11986-11994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Baumgartner ◽  
Jakob Hayden ◽  
Jérôme Loizillon ◽  
Sophia Steinbacher ◽  
David Grosso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Ftir Spectroscopy ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Water Adsorption ◽  
Confined Water ◽  
Silica Films ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

Controlling Thermal Conductivity in Mesoporous Silica Films Using Pore Size and Nanoscale Architecture

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 3731-3737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Yan ◽  
Man Li ◽  
Sophia King ◽  
Tiphaine Galy ◽  
Michal Marszewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Silica Films

Thermal Conductivity of Sol-Gel Bonded Castables

2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 1146-1148
Author(s):  
Feng Cao ◽  
C.Y. Wang ◽  
P.S. Tang ◽  
C.Y. Lu ◽  
H.F. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Glassy Phase ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Refractory Castables ◽  
Silica Alumina ◽  
Alumina Sol

The silica-alumina sol bonding agent, prepared by the sol gel route from ethyl silicate and aluminium isopropanol, was utilized in the refractory castables. The influence of structure on the heat transfer has been investigated using different sorts of refractory matrix. The results indicated that the heat conductivity of sol-gel bonded castables was considerably affected by their structure. The phase composition of matrix, porosity, pore size distribution and pore size structure were the most important factors. Thermal conductivity has been measured from the ambient temperature up to 1250 °C. The influence of crystalline phases and the glassy phase formation and the influence of the pore size distribution on the thermal conductivity were also described in this work.

Ortho-Positronium Reemission Yield and Energy in Surfactant-Templated Mesoporous Silica Films

2008 ◽  
Vol 607 ◽  
pp. 30-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laszlo Lizkay ◽  
C. Corbel ◽  
P. Perez ◽  
P. Desgardin ◽  
Marie France Barthe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mesoporous Silica ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Positron Annihilation ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Positron Beam ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Silica Layer ◽  
Silica Films ◽  
Gamma Energy ◽  
Positron Energy

Positron annihilation gamma energy distribution, lifetime spectroscopy and time-of-flight method were used to study surfactant-templated mesoporous silica films deposited on glass. The lifetime depth profiling was correlated to Doppler broadening and 3γ annihilation fraction measurements to determine the annihilation characteristics inside the films. A set of consistent fingerprints for positronium annihilation, o-Ps reemission into vacuum, and pore size was directly determined. The lifetime measurements were performed in reflection mode with a specially designed lifetime spectrometer mounted on a slow positron beam system. The intensity of the 142 ns vacuum lifetime component was recorded as a function of the energy of the positron beam. In a film with high porosity a reemission efficiency of as high as 40 % was found at low positron energy. Positron lifetime in samples capped by a thin silica layer was used to determine the pore size. The energy of the reemitted o-Ps fraction was measured by a time-of-flight detector, mounted on the same system, allowing determination of both o-Ps re-emission efficiency and energy in the same sample. We demonstrate the potential of the simultaneous use of different positron annihilation techniques in the study of thin porous films.

Water repellent porous silica films by sol–gel dip coating method

2010 ◽  
Vol 352 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Venkateswara Rao ◽  
Annaso B. Gurav ◽  
Sanjay S. Latthe ◽  
Rajiv S. Vhatkar ◽  
Hiroaki Imai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sol Gel ◽  
Porous Silica ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Water Repellent ◽  
Silica Films ◽  
Coating Method ◽  
Dip Coating Method

scholarly journals Conducting Membranes and Coatings made from Redispersable Nanoscaled Crystalline SnO2:Sb Particles

1998 ◽  
Vol 520 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Goebbert ◽  
M. A. Aegerter ◽  
D. Burgard ◽  
R. Nass ◽  
H. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Inorganic Membranes ◽  
Separation Processes

ABSTRACTInorganic membranes prepared by the sol gel method are promising candidates for use as filters in separation processes. Conducting supported membranes and coatings have been produced from redispersable nanoscaled crystalline Sb-doped SnO2 powders with a Sb content up to 5 mole % (with respect to Sn). The crystalline particles are monosized (≅4 nm) and fully redispersable in aqueous solution at pH ≥ 8 with a solid content up to 70 wt. %. By thermal treatment at different temperatures and times, the pore size diameter of the material can be adjusted from 4 to 20 nm with a very narrow pore size distribution (∼ ±1 nm) and a total porosity of 63 %, practically independent of the sintering parameters. Uniaxial pressed substrates present similar characteristics with however larger pore size distribution (±5 nm) and 80 % total porosity. Their resistance decreases with sintering temperature and time down to 4 Ω (800 °C 8 h). Fully dispersed aqueous solutions of the powder (25 wt. %) were used to prepare transparent conducting coatings on glass or ceramics by spin-coating. After thermal treatment (1 hour at 550 °C) single layers 200 nm thick exhibited a typical specific electrical resistance ρ = 2.5·10−2 ωcm with transmission in the visible range measured against air of 90%.

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