Engineering the formation of secondary building blocks within hollow interiors.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Secondary building blocks within the cavities of primary silica-architecture building blocks are successfully engineered. The immobilized surfactant directs the selective dissolution and reassembly of dissolved silicate species for the formation of secondary building blocks (hollow nanospheres/nanorods; see figure). Supported TiO(2) on nanostructures with multilevel interiors is shown to exhibit significantly enhanced activity in photocatalytic H(2) production.
Medical subject headings
- Nanostructures
- Silanes
- Silicon Dioxide