Luminescence functionalization of the ordered mesoporous SBA-15 silica is realized by depositing a CeF3: Eu3+ phosphor layer on its surface (denoted as CeF3: Eu3+/SBA-15/IS, CeF3: Eu3+/SBA-15/SI and CeF3: Eu3+/SBA-15/SS) using three different methods, which are reaction in situ (I-S), solution impregnation (S-I) and solid phase grinding synthesis (S-S), respectively. The structure, morphology, ...

A mesoporous Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 /C nanocomposite is synthesized by a nanocasting technique using the porous carbon material CMK-3 as a hard template. Modifi ed CMK-3 template is impregnated with Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 precursor, followed by heat treatment at 750 ° C for 6 h under N 2 . Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 nanocrystals of up to several tens of nanometers are successfully synthesized in micrometer-sized porous ca...

MCM-41-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) was sytnhesized by impregnating the mesoporous silica martix with ferric chloride, followed by chemical reduction with NaHB4. The samples were studied with a combination of characterization techniques such as powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) and Mössbauer spectroscopy, N2 adsorption measurements, transmission e...

Development of inexpensive and sustainable cathode catalysts that can efficiently catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of significance in practical application of fuel cells. Herein we report the synthesis of sulfur and nitrogen dual-doped, ordered mesoporous carbon (SN-OMCs), which shows outstanding ORR electrocatalytic properties. The material was synthesized from a surface-templat...

We report the synthesis of a highly loaded and thermally stable Cu-containing mesoporous silica, which was developed by making use of poly(acrylic acid) (Pac) assembled with surfactant (C(16)TAB), as template. On this backbone, TEOS and Cu(II) hydrolysis takes place leading to the development of the final mesostructure. Poly(acrylic acid) is used not only as a micelle structural component but a...

Copper-succinate-layered hydroxide (CSLH), a new nanohybrid material, was synthesized as an inorganic-organic nanohybrid, in which organic moiety was intercalated between the layers of a single cation layered material, copper hydroxide nitrate. Microporous scaffold carbon material was obtained by thermal decomposition of the nanohybrid at 500 °C under argon atmosphere followed by acid washing p...

Template synthesis based on the self-assembly of lyotropic liquid crystals offers access to mesoporous solids with high specific surface areas and periodic structures. Incorporating mesopores (i.e., pores ranging from 2 to 50 nm in diameter) into carbonaceous materials may be advantageous for certain applications, including the adsorption of large molecules, electrochemical double-layer capacit...