In situ formation of silver nanoparticles inside pore channels of ordered mesoporous silica

Xue Guo Zhao, Jian Lin Shi, Bin Hu, Ling Xia Zhang, Zi Le Hua

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Abstract

Ag nanoparticles have been confined inside the pore channels of MCM-41 by in situ reduction method. XRD, TEM, N2 adsorption/desorption, and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy were used to characterize the Ag/MCM-41 composites. Ag nonclusters were mostly confined and dispersed in the channels of the mesoporous host, and their growth was clearly restrained by the channels and their size was estimated to be around 3 nm by the absorption spectrum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2152-2156
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume58
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ag
  • Mesoporous materials
  • Nanoparticle

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