Helical mesoporous silica nanorods were prepared using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and achiral alcohols as the co-structure-directing agents. They were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscop...Helical mesoporous silica nanorods were prepared using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and achiral alcohols as the co-structure-directing agents. They were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen sorptions, and small angle X-ray diffraction. The length of the silica nanorods increases with increasing the length of the alcohols. When n-heptanol and n-octanol were used, helical mesoporous silica nanorods with lamellar mesopores on the surfaces were obtained.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(NoBK2011354)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu High Education Institutions(PAPD)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos21104053,21071103,and 21074086)
文摘Helical mesoporous silica nanorods were prepared using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and achiral alcohols as the co-structure-directing agents. They were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen sorptions, and small angle X-ray diffraction. The length of the silica nanorods increases with increasing the length of the alcohols. When n-heptanol and n-octanol were used, helical mesoporous silica nanorods with lamellar mesopores on the surfaces were obtained.
