Understanding the phase emergence of mesoporous silica

• Main Authors: Yao, Lin, Liu, Cuicui, Chong, Wen Han, Wang, Hong, Chen, Liyong, Chen, Hongyu
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Atomic physics::Properties of matter and antimatter
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104513; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24669
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The cylinder-to-vesicle phase transition of mesoporous silica and the inter-dependence of the controlling factors are studied. (3-Mercaptopropyl)trimethoxylsilane (MPTMS) is used to alter the phase outcome of mesoporous silica from the cylindrical MCM-41 to the vesicular phase. Exploiting the phase...