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Kinetic Influence of Siliceous Reactions on Structure Formation of Mesoporous Silica Formed via the Co-Structure Directing Agent Route

Lin, Ruiyu LU ; Carlström, Göran LU orcid ; Pham, Quoc Dat LU ; Anderson, Michael W. ; Topgaard, Daniel LU ; Edler, Karen J. LU orcid and Alfredsson, Viveka LU (2016) In Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120(7). p.3814-3821
Abstract

We investigate the mechanism responsible for the formation of mesoporous silica formed with the so-called costructure directing agent (CSDA) route. The synthesis relies on the interaction between silica source (tetraethylorthosilicate), cationic surfactant (C18H37N+(CH3)2(CH2)3N+(CH3)3Br2), and CSDA (carboxyethylsilanetriol), which results in a material functionalized with carboxylic groups. Depending on the concentration of HCl in the synthesis, the structure is defined by Fm3¯m (at high pH) and by Fd3¯m (at low pH), with a gradual transition in the intermediate pH range. Here, we aim at finding the origin for the... (More)

We investigate the mechanism responsible for the formation of mesoporous silica formed with the so-called costructure directing agent (CSDA) route. The synthesis relies on the interaction between silica source (tetraethylorthosilicate), cationic surfactant (C18H37N+(CH3)2(CH2)3N+(CH3)3Br2), and CSDA (carboxyethylsilanetriol), which results in a material functionalized with carboxylic groups. Depending on the concentration of HCl in the synthesis, the structure is defined by Fm3¯m (at high pH) and by Fd3¯m (at low pH), with a gradual transition in the intermediate pH range. Here, we aim at finding the origin for the structural change triggered by pH and investigate the effects of the hydrolysis of the silica source on the overall kinetics of the synthesis. A fast process results in Fm3¯m, regardless of pH, and a slow process results in Fd3¯m. The hydrolysis step is the important structural control parameter. We studied the cross-linking of silica and CSDA using 29Si NMR. The cross-linking is similar for the two structures, and possibly the Fd3¯m structure contains slightly more CSDA. 13C PT ssNMR was used to investigate the surfactant mobility/rigidity during the synthesis. The rigidity of the Fm3¯m is established much faster than that of the Fd3¯m.

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  abstract     = {{<p>We investigate the mechanism responsible for the formation of mesoporous silica formed with the so-called costructure directing agent (CSDA) route. The synthesis relies on the interaction between silica source (tetraethylorthosilicate), cationic surfactant (C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>37</sub>N<sup>+</sup>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>N<sup>+</sup>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>), and CSDA (carboxyethylsilanetriol), which results in a material functionalized with carboxylic groups. Depending on the concentration of HCl in the synthesis, the structure is defined by Fm3¯m (at high pH) and by Fd3¯m (at low pH), with a gradual transition in the intermediate pH range. Here, we aim at finding the origin for the structural change triggered by pH and investigate the effects of the hydrolysis of the silica source on the overall kinetics of the synthesis. A fast process results in Fm3¯m, regardless of pH, and a slow process results in Fd3¯m. The hydrolysis step is the important structural control parameter. We studied the cross-linking of silica and CSDA using <sup>29</sup>Si NMR. The cross-linking is similar for the two structures, and possibly the Fd3¯m structure contains slightly more CSDA. <sup>13</sup>C PT ssNMR was used to investigate the surfactant mobility/rigidity during the synthesis. The rigidity of the Fm3¯m is established much faster than that of the Fd3¯m.</p>}},
  author       = {{Lin, Ruiyu and Carlström, Göran and Pham, Quoc Dat and Anderson, Michael W. and Topgaard, Daniel and Edler, Karen J. and Alfredsson, Viveka}},
  issn         = {{1932-7447}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{02}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{3814--3821}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Journal of Physical Chemistry C}},
  title        = {{Kinetic Influence of Siliceous Reactions on Structure Formation of Mesoporous Silica Formed via the Co-Structure Directing Agent Route}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11348}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11348}},
  volume       = {{120}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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