Layered perovskite manganites with a nominal chemsitry of Sm2-2xSr1+2x-2yCa2yMn2O7 (x=0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5; y=0, 0.2, 0.3) were prepared using sol-gel method. The crystal structures of these compounds were studied by X-...Layered perovskite manganites with a nominal chemsitry of Sm2-2xSr1+2x-2yCa2yMn2O7 (x=0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5; y=0, 0.2, 0.3) were prepared using sol-gel method. The crystal structures of these compounds were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FTIR absorption spectra. The absorption peaks become weaker and move a little to higher frequency with increasing of Sm/Sr concentration. As the Sm doping increases to x=0.2 and x=0.3, the absorption peaks show a cubic structure character, reflecting that the samples suffer from a transition from tetragonal structure to cubic structure. This coincides with the X-ray diffraction results. The high temperature electrical properties were studied by conventional four-probe method. Although all samples exhibit the semiconductive behavior, lnρ-1 000/T curves are not linear and they obey the small polaron hopping mechanism. Moreover, the resistivity decreases with x reducing. This is due to that Sm doping increases the Jahn-Teller ion Mn3+ / Mn4+ ratio, and decreases the eg bandwidth.展开更多
Monoclinic LaPO4 nanostructures with uniform rod shape have been successfully synthesized by a simple sol-gel method.The procedure involves formation of homogeneous,transparent,metal-citrate-EDTA gel precursors,follow...Monoclinic LaPO4 nanostructures with uniform rod shape have been successfully synthesized by a simple sol-gel method.The procedure involves formation of homogeneous,transparent,metal-citrate-EDTA gel precursors,followed by calcination to promote thermal decomposition of the gel precursors to yield the LaPO4 nanoparticles.Their morphologies and structures were characterized by XRD,TEM,TG-DSC and HRTEM.The results indicate that single monoclinic phase LaPO4 nanorods are readily obtained at 800 ℃ within 3 h.Furthermore,photoluminescence(PL) characterization of the Eu3+-doped LaPO4 nanocrystals was carried out.The effects of calcination temperatures and Eu3+ doping content on the PL properties were elaborated in detail.Room-temperature photoluminescence(PL) characterization reveals that the optical brightness as well as the intensity ratio of 5D0-7F1 to 5D0-7F2 is highly dependent on the calcination temperature,and the Eu0.05La0.95PO4 nanophosphor shows the relatively promising PL performance with the most intense emission.展开更多
Bismuth molybdate （Bi2MoO6） nano-particles （NPs） were synthesized using bismuth nitrate, ammonium molybdate, citric acid and ethyl cellulose by a simple sol-gel method. The structure, morphology, opto-magnetic and...Bismuth molybdate （Bi2MoO6） nano-particles （NPs） were synthesized using bismuth nitrate, ammonium molybdate, citric acid and ethyl cellulose by a simple sol-gel method. The structure, morphology, opto-magnetic and photocatalytic properties of the obtained powder were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR） spectra, high resolution scanning electron microscopy （HRSEM）, energy dispersive X-ray （EDX）, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra （DRS）, photoluminescence （PL） spectra and vibrating sample magnetometer （VSM） techniques. The XRD, FT-IR and EDX results indicate that the resultant powder is pure and single phase crystalline Bi2MoO6 with orthorhombic structure. The HRSEM image shows that the morphology of obtained powder consists with well defined nano-particles structure. The VSM results show superparamagnetic behavior of the obtained nano-particles. The photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6 nano-particles was performed. The addition of TiO2 catalyst enhances the photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6 nano-particles. The catalysts Bi2MoO6, TiO2 and mixed oxide catalyst Bi2MoO6-TiO2 nano-composites （NCs） were tested for the photocatalytic degradation （PCD） of 4-chlorophenol （4-CP）. It is found that the PCD efficiency of Bi2MoO6-TiO2 NCs is higher than that of pure Bi2MoO6 and TiO2 catalysts.展开更多
Nickel molybdate(NiMoO4)nanoparticles(NPs)were synthesized by sol-gel method.Utilizing water as solvent providescrystalline nanostructures.These nanocrystals were structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction,energy...Nickel molybdate(NiMoO4)nanoparticles(NPs)were synthesized by sol-gel method.Utilizing water as solvent providescrystalline nanostructures.These nanocrystals were structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction,energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDX),and Fourier transform infrared spectra.Compositional stoichiometry was confirmed by EDX technique.The size and shapewere observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscope(TEM).It was found that the obtainedNPs were pure and single phase crystalline with monoclinic structure.The optical properties were studied by ultraviolet-visiblediffuse reflectance spectroscopy(UV-Vis-DRS)and photoluminescence(PL)measurements at room temperature.The magneticproperties were studied by vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)and results showed superparamagnetic behavior of the obtainednanoparticles.Photocatalytic activity of NiMoO4was studied.The photocatalytic activity of NiMoO4was enhanced with the additionof TiO2.The catalysts NiMoO4,TiO2and NiMoO4-TiO2nanocomposites(NC)were tested for photocatalytic degradation(PCD)of4-chlorophenol(4-CP).It was found that PCD efficiency of NiMoO4-TiO2NC was higher than that of pure NiMoO4and TiO2.展开更多
We present the details of the sol-gel processing used to realize inverse silica opal,where the silica was activated with 0.3 mol% of Er3+ ions. The template(direct opal) was obtained assembling polystyrene spheres of ...We present the details of the sol-gel processing used to realize inverse silica opal,where the silica was activated with 0.3 mol% of Er3+ ions. The template(direct opal) was obtained assembling polystyrene spheres of the dimensions of 260 nm by means of a vertical deposition technique. The Er3+-activated silica inverse opal was obtained infiltrating,into the void of the template,the silica sol doped with Er3+ ions and subsequently removing the polystyrene spheres by means of calcinations. Scanning electron microscope showed that the inverse opals possess a fcc structure with a air hollows of about 210 nm and a photonic band gap,in the visible range,was observed from reflectance measurements. Spectroscopic properties of Er3+-activated silica inverse opal were investigated by luminescence spectroscopy,where,upon excitation at 514.5 nm,an emission of 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 of Er3+ ions transition with a 21 nm bandwidth was observed. Moreover the 4I13/2 level decay curve presents a single-exponential profile,with a measured lifetime of 18 ms,corresponding a high quantum efficiency of the system.展开更多
Calcium looping method has been considered as one of the efficient options to capture C02 in the combustion Ilue gas. CaO-based sorbent is the basis for application of calcium looping and should be subjected to the se...Calcium looping method has been considered as one of the efficient options to capture C02 in the combustion Ilue gas. CaO-based sorbent is the basis for application of calcium looping and should be subjected to the severe calcination condition so as to obtain the concentrated C02 stream. In this research, CaO/CaZrO3 sorbents were synthesized using the sol-gel combustion synthesis （SGCS） method with urea as fuel. The cyclic reaction performance of the synthesized sorbents was evaluated on a lab-scaled reactor system through calcination at 950 ℃ in a pure C02 atmosphere and carbonation at 650 ℃ in the 15% （by volume） C02. The mass ratio of CaO to CaZr03 as 8：2 （designated as CasZr2） was screened as the best option among all the synthesized CaO sorbents for its high CO2 capture capacity and carbonation conversion at the initial cycle. And then a gradual decay in the C02 capture capacity was observed at the following 10 successive cycles, but hereafter stabilized throughout the later cycles. Furthermore, structural evolution of the carbonated CasZr2 over the looping cycles was investigated. With increasing looping cycles, the pore peak and mean grain size of the carbonated CasZr2 sorbent shifted to the bigger direction but both the surface area （SA） ratio and surface fractal dimension Ds decreased. Finally, morphological transformation of the carbonated CasZr2 was observed. Agglomeration and edge rounding of the newly formed CaC03 grains were found as aggravated at the cyclic carbonation stage. As a result, carbonation of CasZr2 with C02 was observed only confined to the external active CaO by the fast formation of the CaC03 shell outside, which occluded the further carbonation of the unreacted CaO inside. Therefore, enough attention should be paid to the carbonation stage and more effective activation measures should be explored to ensure the unreacted active CaO fully carbonatPd river the extended Ioonin cycles.展开更多
BaFe12O19 fibers was prepared via an aqueous sol-gel process using Fe（OH）（HCOO）2 synthesized in laboratory and Ba（CH3COO）2 as the original materials and citrate as the chelate. The rheological behaviour of spinn...BaFe12O19 fibers was prepared via an aqueous sol-gel process using Fe（OH）（HCOO）2 synthesized in laboratory and Ba（CH3COO）2 as the original materials and citrate as the chelate. The rheological behaviour of spinnable sol was characterized on rheometer, and the development of gel fibers to barium ferrite fibers was studied by IR, TG and XRD. Morphology observation of the fibers was given on SEM, and the diameter of the obtained fibers was between 5 and 10 um corresponding to different additives. The additives affected the surface tension of the precursor sol which had close relation to the microstructure of fibers. Sucrose and hydroxyethylic cellulose could improve the surface tension while diethanolamine and hexadecylamine reduce that of the decylamine as an additive, well-structured BaFe12O19 precursor sol. And using diethanolamine or hexafibers could be obtained.展开更多
The CaCu3Ti4O12 xerogels, powders and ceramics were prepared through the sol-gel method using two kinds of organic acid （decanoic acid and decanedioic acid）. The xerogels, powders and ceramics were characterized by ...The CaCu3Ti4O12 xerogels, powders and ceramics were prepared through the sol-gel method using two kinds of organic acid （decanoic acid and decanedioic acid）. The xerogels, powders and ceramics were characterized by the methods of TG-DTG, FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TEM. The dielectric properties of the ceramics were also measured. The results indicated that the powders calcined at 850 ℃ for 2 h are both nanometer scale particles. After sintering, the ceramics mainly consist of the CaCu3Ti4O12 phase. Compared with the powders prepared using monoacid, the particle size of the powders prepared using diacid obviously increases, and the grain size, the relative density and the whole permittivity of the ceramics increase as well. Specially, the ceramic prepared using decanedioic acid has higher relative density （97.3%）, dielectric constant （316 808） and lower dielectric loss （0.242 5） at 30 ℃ （10 kIaz）展开更多
In this research, synthesis of magnesium oxide-multi walled carbon nanotube （MgO/MWCNTs） nanocomposite is reported using sol-gel method in which magnesium nitrate is added to aqueous solution. The structure of MWCNT...In this research, synthesis of magnesium oxide-multi walled carbon nanotube （MgO/MWCNTs） nanocomposite is reported using sol-gel method in which magnesium nitrate is added to aqueous solution. The structure of MWCNTs and MgO/MWCNTs composite has been characterized by analyzing the X-ray diffraction pattern （XRD）, Fourier Transform Infrared （FT-IR） spectra and Scanning Electron Microscopy （SEM） images. Experimental results indicate that the surface of purified MWCNTs sample is covered homogenously by a layered of MgO nanoparticles.展开更多
Sol sol gel method and solid phase redox reaction were respectively applied in preparation of Nanosize MnO 2 powders. The experiments showed that only Mn 2O 3 could be obtained from ignition of Mn(Ⅱ) in the muffle fu...Sol sol gel method and solid phase redox reaction were respectively applied in preparation of Nanosize MnO 2 powders. The experiments showed that only Mn 2O 3 could be obtained from ignition of Mn(Ⅱ) in the muffle furnace in air, and Mn 2O 3 had to be disproportionated in acids to gain MnO 2. The analysis of XRD and TEM technique revealed that the diameters of nanosize MnO 2 obtained by sol gel method was 35～45 nm and the x in MnO x was 1 9; the particle size of MnO 2 produced from solid phase redox reaction was 10～20 nm and the x in MnO x equaled 1 94. The test results have proved that the discharge property of alkaline manganese battery could be improved by nanosize MnO 2.展开更多
Mesoporous silica materials were synthesized via a sol-gel method employing a room temperature ionic liquid （1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafiuoroborate, [bmim][BF4]） as a new solvent medium and further modified w...Mesoporous silica materials were synthesized via a sol-gel method employing a room temperature ionic liquid （1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafiuoroborate, [bmim][BF4]） as a new solvent medium and further modified with surfactant （hexadecyl-trimethyl-ammonium bromide, CTAB） as a pore templating material. The synthesized samples were characterized by the transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and N2 adsorption-desorption techniques. The results indicated that the mesoporous silica synthesized by using [bmim][BF4] and CTAB as mixed templates showed better mesostructural order and smaller pore size, compared with mesoporous silica materials synthesized by using single [bmim][BF4] as template under the same conditions. This indicates that the presence of surfactant can affect the microstructures of silica prepared by＇the present synthesis method.展开更多
文摘Layered perovskite manganites with a nominal chemsitry of Sm2-2xSr1+2x-2yCa2yMn2O7 (x=0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5; y=0, 0.2, 0.3) were prepared using sol-gel method. The crystal structures of these compounds were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FTIR absorption spectra. The absorption peaks become weaker and move a little to higher frequency with increasing of Sm/Sr concentration. As the Sm doping increases to x=0.2 and x=0.3, the absorption peaks show a cubic structure character, reflecting that the samples suffer from a transition from tetragonal structure to cubic structure. This coincides with the X-ray diffraction results. The high temperature electrical properties were studied by conventional four-probe method. Although all samples exhibit the semiconductive behavior, lnρ-1 000/T curves are not linear and they obey the small polaron hopping mechanism. Moreover, the resistivity decreases with x reducing. This is due to that Sm doping increases the Jahn-Teller ion Mn3+ / Mn4+ ratio, and decreases the eg bandwidth.
基金Project(50972166) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry,China
文摘Monoclinic LaPO4 nanostructures with uniform rod shape have been successfully synthesized by a simple sol-gel method.The procedure involves formation of homogeneous,transparent,metal-citrate-EDTA gel precursors,followed by calcination to promote thermal decomposition of the gel precursors to yield the LaPO4 nanoparticles.Their morphologies and structures were characterized by XRD,TEM,TG-DSC and HRTEM.The results indicate that single monoclinic phase LaPO4 nanorods are readily obtained at 800 ℃ within 3 h.Furthermore,photoluminescence(PL) characterization of the Eu3+-doped LaPO4 nanocrystals was carried out.The effects of calcination temperatures and Eu3+ doping content on the PL properties were elaborated in detail.Room-temperature photoluminescence(PL) characterization reveals that the optical brightness as well as the intensity ratio of 5D0-7F1 to 5D0-7F2 is highly dependent on the calcination temperature,and the Eu0.05La0.95PO4 nanophosphor shows the relatively promising PL performance with the most intense emission.
文摘Bismuth molybdate （Bi2MoO6） nano-particles （NPs） were synthesized using bismuth nitrate, ammonium molybdate, citric acid and ethyl cellulose by a simple sol-gel method. The structure, morphology, opto-magnetic and photocatalytic properties of the obtained powder were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR） spectra, high resolution scanning electron microscopy （HRSEM）, energy dispersive X-ray （EDX）, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra （DRS）, photoluminescence （PL） spectra and vibrating sample magnetometer （VSM） techniques. The XRD, FT-IR and EDX results indicate that the resultant powder is pure and single phase crystalline Bi2MoO6 with orthorhombic structure. The HRSEM image shows that the morphology of obtained powder consists with well defined nano-particles structure. The VSM results show superparamagnetic behavior of the obtained nano-particles. The photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6 nano-particles was performed. The addition of TiO2 catalyst enhances the photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6 nano-particles. The catalysts Bi2MoO6, TiO2 and mixed oxide catalyst Bi2MoO6-TiO2 nano-composites （NCs） were tested for the photocatalytic degradation （PCD） of 4-chlorophenol （4-CP）. It is found that the PCD efficiency of Bi2MoO6-TiO2 NCs is higher than that of pure Bi2MoO6 and TiO2 catalysts.
基金support from the Caplin Point Laboratories Limited,Chennai,India
文摘Nickel molybdate(NiMoO4)nanoparticles(NPs)were synthesized by sol-gel method.Utilizing water as solvent providescrystalline nanostructures.These nanocrystals were structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction,energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDX),and Fourier transform infrared spectra.Compositional stoichiometry was confirmed by EDX technique.The size and shapewere observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscope(TEM).It was found that the obtainedNPs were pure and single phase crystalline with monoclinic structure.The optical properties were studied by ultraviolet-visiblediffuse reflectance spectroscopy(UV-Vis-DRS)and photoluminescence(PL)measurements at room temperature.The magneticproperties were studied by vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)and results showed superparamagnetic behavior of the obtainednanoparticles.Photocatalytic activity of NiMoO4was studied.The photocatalytic activity of NiMoO4was enhanced with the additionof TiO2.The catalysts NiMoO4,TiO2and NiMoO4-TiO2nanocomposites(NC)were tested for photocatalytic degradation(PCD)of4-chlorophenol(4-CP).It was found that PCD efficiency of NiMoO4-TiO2NC was higher than that of pure NiMoO4and TiO2.
基金The work has been supported by the MIUR-FIRB RBNE012N3X,MIUR PRIN, PAT FAPVU 2004-2006,GRICES-CNR.
文摘We present the details of the sol-gel processing used to realize inverse silica opal,where the silica was activated with 0.3 mol% of Er3+ ions. The template(direct opal) was obtained assembling polystyrene spheres of the dimensions of 260 nm by means of a vertical deposition technique. The Er3+-activated silica inverse opal was obtained infiltrating,into the void of the template,the silica sol doped with Er3+ ions and subsequently removing the polystyrene spheres by means of calcinations. Scanning electron microscope showed that the inverse opals possess a fcc structure with a air hollows of about 210 nm and a photonic band gap,in the visible range,was observed from reflectance measurements. Spectroscopic properties of Er3+-activated silica inverse opal were investigated by luminescence spectroscopy,where,upon excitation at 514.5 nm,an emission of 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 of Er3+ ions transition with a 21 nm bandwidth was observed. Moreover the 4I13/2 level decay curve presents a single-exponential profile,with a measured lifetime of 18 ms,corresponding a high quantum efficiency of the system.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51276210,50906030,31301586)the Partial Financial Grant of North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power(201012)the National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB707301)
文摘Calcium looping method has been considered as one of the efficient options to capture C02 in the combustion Ilue gas. CaO-based sorbent is the basis for application of calcium looping and should be subjected to the severe calcination condition so as to obtain the concentrated C02 stream. In this research, CaO/CaZrO3 sorbents were synthesized using the sol-gel combustion synthesis （SGCS） method with urea as fuel. The cyclic reaction performance of the synthesized sorbents was evaluated on a lab-scaled reactor system through calcination at 950 ℃ in a pure C02 atmosphere and carbonation at 650 ℃ in the 15% （by volume） C02. The mass ratio of CaO to CaZr03 as 8：2 （designated as CasZr2） was screened as the best option among all the synthesized CaO sorbents for its high CO2 capture capacity and carbonation conversion at the initial cycle. And then a gradual decay in the C02 capture capacity was observed at the following 10 successive cycles, but hereafter stabilized throughout the later cycles. Furthermore, structural evolution of the carbonated CasZr2 over the looping cycles was investigated. With increasing looping cycles, the pore peak and mean grain size of the carbonated CasZr2 sorbent shifted to the bigger direction but both the surface area （SA） ratio and surface fractal dimension Ds decreased. Finally, morphological transformation of the carbonated CasZr2 was observed. Agglomeration and edge rounding of the newly formed CaC03 grains were found as aggravated at the cyclic carbonation stage. As a result, carbonation of CasZr2 with C02 was observed only confined to the external active CaO by the fast formation of the CaC03 shell outside, which occluded the further carbonation of the unreacted CaO inside. Therefore, enough attention should be paid to the carbonation stage and more effective activation measures should be explored to ensure the unreacted active CaO fully carbonatPd river the extended Ioonin cycles.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50506020)Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(No.043605211)Young Teacher Foundation of Tianjin University(No.5110103)
文摘BaFe12O19 fibers was prepared via an aqueous sol-gel process using Fe（OH）（HCOO）2 synthesized in laboratory and Ba（CH3COO）2 as the original materials and citrate as the chelate. The rheological behaviour of spinnable sol was characterized on rheometer, and the development of gel fibers to barium ferrite fibers was studied by IR, TG and XRD. Morphology observation of the fibers was given on SEM, and the diameter of the obtained fibers was between 5 and 10 um corresponding to different additives. The additives affected the surface tension of the precursor sol which had close relation to the microstructure of fibers. Sucrose and hydroxyethylic cellulose could improve the surface tension while diethanolamine and hexadecylamine reduce that of the decylamine as an additive, well-structured BaFe12O19 precursor sol. And using diethanolamine or hexafibers could be obtained.
基金Projects(CC20120031,CC20110048)supported by Changzhou Science and Technology Innovation Project,China
文摘The CaCu3Ti4O12 xerogels, powders and ceramics were prepared through the sol-gel method using two kinds of organic acid （decanoic acid and decanedioic acid）. The xerogels, powders and ceramics were characterized by the methods of TG-DTG, FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TEM. The dielectric properties of the ceramics were also measured. The results indicated that the powders calcined at 850 ℃ for 2 h are both nanometer scale particles. After sintering, the ceramics mainly consist of the CaCu3Ti4O12 phase. Compared with the powders prepared using monoacid, the particle size of the powders prepared using diacid obviously increases, and the grain size, the relative density and the whole permittivity of the ceramics increase as well. Specially, the ceramic prepared using decanedioic acid has higher relative density （97.3%）, dielectric constant （316 808） and lower dielectric loss （0.242 5） at 30 ℃ （10 kIaz）
文摘In this research, synthesis of magnesium oxide-multi walled carbon nanotube （MgO/MWCNTs） nanocomposite is reported using sol-gel method in which magnesium nitrate is added to aqueous solution. The structure of MWCNTs and MgO/MWCNTs composite has been characterized by analyzing the X-ray diffraction pattern （XRD）, Fourier Transform Infrared （FT-IR） spectra and Scanning Electron Microscopy （SEM） images. Experimental results indicate that the surface of purified MWCNTs sample is covered homogenously by a layered of MgO nanoparticles.
文摘Sol sol gel method and solid phase redox reaction were respectively applied in preparation of Nanosize MnO 2 powders. The experiments showed that only Mn 2O 3 could be obtained from ignition of Mn(Ⅱ) in the muffle furnace in air, and Mn 2O 3 had to be disproportionated in acids to gain MnO 2. The analysis of XRD and TEM technique revealed that the diameters of nanosize MnO 2 obtained by sol gel method was 35～45 nm and the x in MnO x was 1 9; the particle size of MnO 2 produced from solid phase redox reaction was 10～20 nm and the x in MnO x equaled 1 94. The test results have proved that the discharge property of alkaline manganese battery could be improved by nanosize MnO 2.
基金ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.50564006）, the Natural Science Foundation From Science and Technology Committee of Yunnan （No.2005E0042）, and the Specialized Research Foundation for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China （No.20070674001）. We also thank Academician Si-shen Xie, Institute of Physics of Chinese Academy Sciences for helping with an SEM facility.
文摘Mesoporous silica materials were synthesized via a sol-gel method employing a room temperature ionic liquid （1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafiuoroborate, [bmim][BF4]） as a new solvent medium and further modified with surfactant （hexadecyl-trimethyl-ammonium bromide, CTAB） as a pore templating material. The synthesized samples were characterized by the transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and N2 adsorption-desorption techniques. The results indicated that the mesoporous silica synthesized by using [bmim][BF4] and CTAB as mixed templates showed better mesostructural order and smaller pore size, compared with mesoporous silica materials synthesized by using single [bmim][BF4] as template under the same conditions. This indicates that the presence of surfactant can affect the microstructures of silica prepared by＇the present synthesis method.
