Synthesis of double mesoporous core-shell silica nanospheres with radially oriented mesopores via one-templating step using anionic surfactant

Ahmed Mohamed El-Toni; Mohamed Wasi Khan; Mohamed Abbas Ibrahim; Mohamed Abid; Mansour Al-Hoshan; Mohamed Al-Salhi

doi:10.1039/c0cc01270j

Synthesis of double mesoporous core-shell silica nanospheres with radially oriented mesopores via one-templating step using anionic surfactant

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Sep 21;46(35):6482-4. doi: 10.1039/c0cc01270j. Epub 2010 Aug 9.

Authors

Ahmed Mohamed El-Toni¹, Mohamed Wasi Khan, Mohamed Abbas Ibrahim, Mohamed Abid, Mansour Al-Hoshan, Mohamed Al-Salhi

Affiliation

¹ King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 20694232
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01270j

Abstract

In this communication, we report the fabrication of silica nanospheres with a double mesoporous core-shell structure by a one-templating step two-pot synthesis route using an anionic surfactant.

MeSH terms

Anions / chemistry
Nanospheres / chemistry*
Nanospheres / ultrastructure
Porosity
Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Anions
Surface-Active Agents
Silicon Dioxide