A facile grafting method to synthesize novel monodispersive core-shell structure of spherical mesoporous silica @nanocrystalline zirconia

Hangrong Chen, Jianhua Gao, Meiling Ruan, Jianlin Shi, Dongsheng Yan

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Abstract

A monodispersive core-shell structure of spherical mesoporous silica @nanocrystalline zirconia has been successfully synthesized by a special two step synthesis combined with a facile grafting method using plenty of surplus hydroxyls on the surface of mesoporous SiO2. XRD, nitrogen adsorption analysis, TEM, FETEM, and UV-VIS are used for the structural characterization. This spherical composite has a very uniform particle size around 260 nm and a homogeneous single-particle shell of nanocrystalline zirconia of around 4 nm in thickness. UV-VIS spectrum of this composite presents a significant blue shift compared to the bulk crystalline zirconia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-213
Number of pages5
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume76
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Core-shell structure
  • Mesoporous silica
  • Monodispersion
  • Spherical composite

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