Highly Ordered Mesoporous Hydroxide Thin Films through Self-Assembly of Size-Tailored Nanobuilding Blocks: A Theoretical-Experimental ApproachClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Naoki TarutaniNaoki TarutaniDepartment of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, JapanMore by Naoki Tarutani
- Yasuaki Tokudome*Yasuaki Tokudome*E-mail: [email protected] (Y.T.).Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, JapanMore by Yasuaki Tokudome
- Matías JobbágyMatías JobbágyINQUIMAE-CONICET, Facultad Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, ArgentinaMore by Matías Jobbágy
- Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia*Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia*E-mail: [email protected] (G.J.A.A.S.-I.).Instituto de Nanosistemas, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín-CONICET, Av. 25 de Mayo y Francia, San Martín 1650, ArgentinaMore by Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia
- Qiyun Tang*Qiyun Tang*E-mail: [email protected] (Q.T.).Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen 37077, GermanyMore by Qiyun Tang
- Marcus MüllerMarcus MüllerInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen 37077, GermanyMore by Marcus Müller
- Masahide TakahashiMasahide TakahashiDepartment of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, JapanMore by Masahide Takahashi
Abstract

Mesoporous crystalline (hydr)oxides of low-valence metal ions (M(II) and M(III)) are highly demanded in the context of various applications. In this study, we demonstrate key factors to the successful formation of ordered mesoporous films through the assembly of nanobuilding block (ANBB) approach using a colloidal solution of crystalline M(OH)2 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu). The colloidal system of α-Ni(OH)2 is presented in depth as a typical example. Crystal growth and aggregation kinetics of the NBB were tuned by synthetic parameters. Nanometer-sized NBBs of tailored size between oligomer scale to over 20 nm were obtained. The films prepared from α-Ni(OH)2 NBBs with a diameter of ≤7.5 nm showed ordered mesostructures through evaporation-induced self-assembly in the presence of supramolecular templates. Coarse-grained simulations suggest that there is a threshold diameter of NBB toward the formation of well-ordered mesostructures. It was found that, as well as limiting the diameter of NBB, inhibition of an aggregation of NBBs by using coordinative additives or diluting the NBB colloidal solution was essential to control the assembly of NBBs and templates into the ordered mesostructures. The results obtained here open up the synthesis of ordered mesoporous materials with a crystalline wall of variety of chemical compositions containing low-valence metal elements.
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