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Wang J, Fan X, Han X, Lv K, Zhao Y, Zhao Z, Zhao D. Ultrasmall Inorganic Mesoporous Nanoparticles: Preparation, Functionalization, and Application. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312374. [PMID: 38686777 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Ultrasmall mesoporous nanoparticles (<50 nm), a unique porous nanomaterial, have been widely studied in many fields in the last decade owing to the abundant advantages, involving rich mesopores, low density, high surface area, numerous reaction sites, large cavity space, ultrasmall size, etc. This paper presents a review of recent advances in the preparation, functionalization, and applications of ultrasmall inorganic mesoporous nanoparticles for the first time. The soft monomicelles-directed method, in contrast to the hard-template and template-free methods, is more flexible in the synthesis of mesoporous nanoparticles. This is because the amphiphilic micelle has tunable functional blocks, controlled molecule masses, configurations and mesostructures. Focus on the soft micelle directing method, monomicelles could be classified into four types, i.e., the Pluronic-type block copolymer monomicelles, laboratory-synthesized amphiphilic block copolymers monomicelles, the single-molecule star-shaped block copolymer monomicelles, and the small-molecule anionic/cationic surfactant monomicelles. This paper also reviews the functionalization of the inner mesopores and the outer surfaces, which includes constructing the yolkshell structures (encapsulated nanoparticles), anchoring the active components packed on the shell and building an asymmetric Janus architecture. Then, several representative applications, involving catalysis, energy storage, and biomedicines are presented. Finally, the prospects and challenges of controlled synthesis and large-scale applications of ultrasmall mesoporous nanoparticles in the future are foreseen.
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- Jie Wang
- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
- College of Chemistry and Materials, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Sapkota K, Chaudhary P, Han SS. Environmentally sustainable route to SiO 2@Au-Ag nanocomposites for biomedical and catalytic applications. RSC Adv 2018; 8:31311-31321. [PMID: 35548200 PMCID: PMC9085631 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04502j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A facile, sustainable, operationally simple and mild method for the synthesis of SiO2@Au-Ag nanocomposites (NCs) using Nephrolepis cordifolia tuber extract is described and its catalytic, antibacterial and cytotoxic properties were investigated. The fabricated SiO2@Au-Ag NCs were well characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to determine the optical activity, size and morphology, elemental composition, functional groups present, crystallinity, thermal stability and chemical state respectively. The obtained SiO2@Au-Ag NCs exhibited spherical shape SiO2 decorated with Au and Ag nanoparticles. The diameter of the SiO2 nanoparticles ranges from 200-246 with average 3 nm diameter of Au and Ag NPs. Synthetic utility of this protocol has been demonstrated by exploring its effective catalytic activities for the solvent-free amidation of carboxylic acid with a primary amine with excellent yields. Moreover, the synthesized nanocomposite exhibited as noticeable antibacterial effect against Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria and better bio-compatibility against human keratinocytes. Thus, additive free SiO2@Au-Ag NCs display the potential for catalysis and biomedical applications.
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- Kanti Sapkota
- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-Ro Gyeongsan Gyeongbuk 38541 Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano, Medical & Polymer Materials, College of Engineering, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-Ro Gyeongsan Gyeongbuk 38541 Republic of Korea +82-53-810-4686 +82-53-810-2773
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-Ro Gyeongsan Gyeongbuk 38541 Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano, Medical & Polymer Materials, College of Engineering, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-Ro Gyeongsan Gyeongbuk 38541 Republic of Korea +82-53-810-4686 +82-53-810-2773
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-Ro Gyeongsan Gyeongbuk 38541 Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano, Medical & Polymer Materials, College of Engineering, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-Ro Gyeongsan Gyeongbuk 38541 Republic of Korea +82-53-810-4686 +82-53-810-2773
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Ramesh S, Kim HS, Lee YJ, Hong GW, Kim JH. Nanostructured Silica/Gold-Cellulose-Bonded Amino-POSS Hybrid Composite via Sol-Gel Process and Its Properties. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:381. [PMID: 28582962 PMCID: PMC5457374 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2122-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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It is demonstrated in this paper that silica nanoparticles coated with core/shell gold provide efficient thermal, optical, and morphological properties with respect to the cellulose-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) hybrid system. The one-step synthesis of a silica/gold nanocomposite is achieved with a simultaneous hydrolysis and reduction of gold chloride in the presence of formic acid, and the trimethoxysilane group acts as a silica precursor. The focus here comprises the synthesis of cellulose-POSS and silica/gold hybrid nanocomposites using the following two methods: (1) an in situ sol-gel process and (2) a polyvinyl alcohol/tetrakis (hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride process. Accordingly, the silica/gold core/shell nanoparticles are synthesized. The growth and attachment of the gold nanoparticles onto the functionalized surface of the silica at the nanometer scale is achieved via both the sol-gel and the tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride processes. The cellulose-POSS-silica/gold nanocomposites are characterized according to Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, Raman, X-ray diffraction, UV, photoluminescence, SEM, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, TEM, thermogravimetric, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analyses.
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- Sivalingam Ramesh
- Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Energy Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-715, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Energy Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-715, South Korea.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Inha-ro 100, Nam-gu, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Inha-ro 100, Nam-gu, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Inha-ro 100, Nam-gu, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea.
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Ciriminna R, Fidalgo A, Pandarus V, Béland F, Ilharco LM, Pagliaro M. The Sol–Gel Route to Advanced Silica-Based Materials and Recent Applications. Chem Rev 2013; 113:6592-620. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300399c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 423] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Rosaria Ciriminna
- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via U. La
Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
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- Centro de Química-Física
Molecular and IN-Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Complexo I, Av.
Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- SiliCycle Inc., 2500, Parc-Technologique
Boulevard, Quebec City, Quebec G1P 4S6,
Canada
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- SiliCycle Inc., 2500, Parc-Technologique
Boulevard, Quebec City, Quebec G1P 4S6,
Canada
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- Centro de Química-Física
Molecular and IN-Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Complexo I, Av.
Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via U. La
Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
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Luo X, Lian S, Wang L, Yang S, Yang Z, Ding B, Song X. Volume shrinkage induced formation of porous Ag sub-microcubes via solid–liquid reaction for SERS. CrystEngComm 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ce27089k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Jankiewicz B, Jamiola D, Choma J, Jaroniec M. Silica-metal core-shell nanostructures. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 170:28-47. [PMID: 22137102 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Silica-metal nanostructures consisting of silica cores and metal nanoshells attract a lot of attention because of their unique properties and potential applications ranging from catalysis and biosensing to optical devices and medicine. The important feature of these nanostructures is the possibility of controlling their properties by the variation of their geometry, shell morphology and shell material. This review is devoted to silica-noble metal core-shell nanostructures; specifically, it outlines the main methods used for the preparation and surface modification of silica particles and presents the major strategies for the formation of metal nanoshells on the modified silica particles. A special emphasis is given to the Stöber method, which is relatively simple, effective and well verified for the synthesis of large and highly uniform silica particles (with diameters from 100 nm to a few microns). Next, the surface chemistry of these particles is discussed with a special focus on the attachment of specific organic groups such as aminopropyl or mercaptopropyl groups, which interact strongly with metal species. Finally, the synthesis, characterization and application of various silica-metal core-shell nanostructures are reviewed, especially in relation to the siliceous cores with gold or silver nanoshells. Nowadays, gold is most often used metal for the formation of nanoshells due to its beneficial properties for many applications. However, other metals such as silver, platinum, palladium, nickel and copper were also used for fabrication of core-shell nanostructures. Silica-metal nanostructures can be prepared using various methods, for instance, (i) growth of metal nanoshells on the siliceous cores with deposited metal nanoparticles, (ii) reduction of metal species accompanied by precipitation of metal nanoparticles on the modified silica cores, and (iii) formation of metal nanoshells under ultrasonic conditions. A special emphasis is given to the seed-mediated growth, where metal nanoshells are formed on the modified silica cores with deposited metal nanoparticles. This strategy assures a good control of the nanoshell thickness as well as its surface properties.
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Choi YJ, Chiu CK, Luo TJM. Spontaneous deposition of gold nanoparticle nanocomposite on polymer surfaces through sol-gel chemistry. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:045601. [PMID: 21157008 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/4/045601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A aminosilica nanocomposite layer containing a monolayer of gold nanoparticles (d = 18-22 nm) with a well-defined spacing was spontaneously deposited on an unmodified polystyrene surface via a sol-gel reaction when the reduction reaction was carried out under 1:8 molar ratio (gold(III):aminosilane). The amount of aminosilica and spacing between gold nanoparticles were found to be a function of the aminosilane:water molar ratio, which contributes to the plasmonic property of the films with its absorption wavelength ranging between 701 and 548 nm. Furthermore, the nanocomposite film that consists of a monolayer of nanoparticles in aminosilica has also been deposited on the surface of polystyrene beads. This core-shell structure was found capable of storing electrostatic charges and forming a well-separated 2D array.
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- Yong-Jae Choi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Choma J, Dziura A, Jamioła D, Nyga P, Jaroniec M. Preparation and properties of silica–gold core–shell particles. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kim S, Kim Y, Ko Y, Cho J. Electrochemical sensors based on porous nanocomposite films with weak polyelectrolyte-stabilized gold nanoparticles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm10560d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chen F, Chen Q, Fang S, Sun Y, Chen Z, Xie G, Du Y. Multifunctional nanocomposites constructed from Fe3O4–Au nanoparticle cores and a porous silica shell in the solution phase. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:10857-64. [DOI: 10.1039/c1dt10374a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tan L, Chen D, Liu H, Tang F. A silica nanorattle with a mesoporous shell: an ideal nanoreactor for the preparation of tunable gold cores. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:4885-9. [PMID: 20872409 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201002277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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- Longfei Tan
- Laboratory of Controllable Preparation and Application of Nanomaterials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P R China
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Mohl M, Kumar A, Reddy ALM, Kukovecz A, Konya Z, Kiricsi I, Vajtai R, Ajayan PM. Synthesis of Catalytic Porous Metallic Nanorods by Galvanic Exchange Reaction. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 2009. [DOI: 10.1021/jp9083508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Melinda Mohl
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, and Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged, Rerrich B. tér 1, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Maduraiveeran G, Ramaraj R. Potential Sensing Platform of Silver Nanoparticles Embedded in Functionalized Silicate Shell for Nitroaromatic Compounds. Anal Chem 2009; 81:7552-60. [DOI: 10.1021/ac900781d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Govindhan Maduraiveeran
- Centre for Photoelectrochemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625 021, India
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- Centre for Photoelectrochemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625 021, India
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Synthesis of agarose-metal/semiconductor nanoparticles having superior bacteriocidal activity and their simple conversion to metal-carbon composites. J CHEM SCI 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-008-0088-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Asefa T, Shi YL. Corrugated and nanoporous silica microspheres: synthesis by controlled etching, and improving their chemical adsorption and application in biosensing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1039/b811034d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shi YL, Asefa T. Tailored core-shell-shell nanostructures: sandwiching gold nanoparticles between silica cores and tunable silica shells. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:9455-62. [PMID: 17661498 DOI: 10.1021/la700863g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Size tunable and structure tailored core-shell-shell nanospheres containing silica cores, gold nanoparticle shells, and controlled thicknesses of smooth, corrugated, or porous silica shells over the gold nanoparticles have been synthesized. The synthesis involved the deposition of gold nanoparticles on silica cores, followed by sol-gel processing of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) or sodium silicate to form dense or porous silica shells, respectively, over the gold nanoparticles. The structures and sizes of the resulting core-shell-shell nanospheres were found to heavily depend on the sizes of the core nanoparticles, the relative population of the gold nanoparticles on each core, and the concentration of TEOS. While a higher TEOS concentration resulted in thicker and more uniform silica shells around individual larger silica cores (approximately > or =250 nm in diameter), the same TEOS concentration resulted in aggregated and twin core-shell-shell nanostructures for smaller silica cores (approximately < or =110 nm in diameter). The thinner silica shells were synthesized by using a lower TEOS concentration. By using sodium silicate (Ung et al. J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 6770), the porous silica shells were synthesized. Controlled chemical etching of the core-shell-shell nanoparticles with an aqueous KCN solution resulted in corrugated silica shells around the gold nanoparticles or corrugated silica nanospheres with few or no gold nanoparticles. This has allowed synthesis of new types of core-shell-shell nanoparticles with tailored corrugated shells. The nanoporous silica shells provided accessible structures to the embedded metal nanoparticles as observed from the electrochemical response of the gold nanoparticles.
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- Yan-Li Shi
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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