A tri-continuous mesoporous material with a silica pore wall following a hexagonal minimal surface
dc.contributor.author | Han, Yu | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Daliang | |
dc.contributor.author | Chng, Leng Leng | |
dc.contributor.author | Sun, Junliang | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhao, L. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zou, Xiaodong | |
dc.contributor.author | Ying, Jackie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-02T09:10:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-02T09:10:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-04-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Han, Y., Zhang, D., Chng, L. L., Sun, J., Zhao, L., Zou, X., & Ying, J. Y. (2009). A tri-continuous mesoporous material with a silica pore wall following a hexagonal minimal surface. Nature Chemistry, 1(2), 123–127. doi:10.1038/nchem.166 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 17554330 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 21378824 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/nchem.166 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10754/561420 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ordered porous materials with unique pore structures and pore sizes in the mesoporous range (2-50nm) have many applications in catalysis, separation and drug delivery. Extensive research has resulted in mesoporous materials with one-dimensional, cage-like and bi-continuous pore structures. Three families of bi-continuous mesoporous materials have been made, with two interwoven but unconnected channels, corresponding to the liquid crystal phases used as templates. Here we report a three-dimensional hexagonal mesoporous silica, IBN-9, with a tri-continuous pore structure that is synthesized using a specially designed cationic surfactant template. IBN-9 consists of three identical continuous interpenetrating channels, which are separated by a silica wall that follows a hexagonal minimal surface. Such a tri-continuous mesostructure was predicted mathematically, but until now has not been observed in real materials. © 2009 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | We thank C. Bonneau for discussion related to topology and minimal surfaces, and P. Oleynikov for software assistance. This research is supported by the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Biomedical Research Council, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore), the Swedish Research Council (VR) and the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA). J.-L.S. is supported by a postdoctoral grant from the Carl-Trygger Foundation. | |
dc.publisher | Springer Nature | |
dc.title | A tri-continuous mesoporous material with a silica pore wall following a hexagonal minimal surface | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Research Center | |
dc.contributor.department | Chemical Science Program | |
dc.contributor.department | Nanostructured Functional Materials (NFM) laboratory | |
dc.contributor.department | Office of the VP | |
dc.contributor.department | Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division | |
dc.identifier.journal | Nature Chemistry | |
dc.contributor.institution | Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The Nanos, 31 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138669, Singapore | |
dc.contributor.institution | Structural Chemistry and Berzelii Center EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden | |
dc.contributor.institution | State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China | |
kaust.person | Han, Yu | |
dc.date.published-online | 2009-04-06 | |
dc.date.published-print | 2009-05 |
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