Synthesis and characterization of ordered mesoporous carbon/silica hybrid thin films

Xiaoxian Wang, Tiehu Li, Qilang Lin, Dawei Wang, Tingkai Zhao

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Abstract

Carbon/silica nanocomposite films with a hexagonal P6mm structure were fabricated directly by the oxidation and carbonization of surfactant/silica nanocomposite films, which were obtained by a dip-coating technique through a combination of sol-gel and evaporation-induced self-assembly. The as-synthesized nanocomposite films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and N2 adsorption-desorption. These analyses reveal that the carbon/silica nanocomposite films, with a narrow pore size distribution of mesopores, have an ordered symmetric structure. The pore sizes of this hybrid film can be controlled within a certain range by changing the carbonization temperature. In addition, the films are composed of a continuous silica matrix and a continuous carbon coating in about 1 nm adhered well to the silica matrix. The formation of carbon coatings from surfactant acts as a framework support to prevent the pore size of the silica matrix from shrinking.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberA68
JournalInternational Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
Volume6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Coating
  • Nanocomposites
  • Support
  • Thin films

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