Abstract
Highly organized and textured CTAB templated silica films are made by the spin-coating technique. The HRTEM structural characterization of these films clearly shows the formation of a 3D hexagonal structure (P63/mmc space group) due to the stabilization of a new phase which does not belong to the phase diagram of CTAB in water. This probably results from the formation in dynamic conditions of a 3D-hexagonal packing of spherical micelles separated by polymeric silica walls. The shrinkage of spin-coated films during the drying leads to values of the c/a hexagonal ratio weaker than the one corresponding to the close packed hexagonal structure. This 3D organization is maintained after removal of the surfactant molecules by calcination, leading to a new mesoporous material.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12095-12097 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry B |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 51 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Dec 2000 |