A novel and simple in-situ reduction route for the synthesis of an ultra-thin metal nanocoating in the channels of mesoporous silica materials

  • Liang Li*
  • , Jian Lin Shi
  • , Lin Xia Zhang
  • , Liang Ming Xiong
  • , Ji Na Yan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An ultra-thin Pd nanocoating was synthesized in the pore channels of selectively modified mesoporous material SBA-15 by an in-situ reduction process. A signal at around 960 cm-1 was observed in the SBA-CH3 spectrum due to the complete removal of the surfactant after surface modification. It was observed that the incorporated Pd occupied a limited space and all of the nanopore channels of the host silica remained open. The wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXRD) pattern of Pd-SBA, indicates that the particle size of Pd in the pores of the host silica is in the range of a few nanometers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1079-1082
Number of pages4
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume16
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jul 2004
Externally publishedYes

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