Synthesis of LiNbO₃ nanoparticles in a mesoporous matrix

• Anett Grigas and
• Stefan Kaskel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 28–33, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.3

• impregnation from the metal precursor and mesoporous silica SBA-15 as the template. A rapid one-step treatment in an IR furnace reduces the preparation time to only 10 min. In comparison, a conventional furnace requires 5 h reaction time to produce nanoparticles with similar textural properties. Another

• mild reaction conditions involved [15]. Another ingenious route to generate nanoparticles is the use of porous template materials via impregnation techniques, where the oxide is obtained by calcination of suitable precursor solutions with simultaneously removal of the carbon matrix [16][17][18]. In the

• a consequence of the impregnation which reduces the scattering contrast between the silica walls and the empty pores. After removal of SBA-15 with LiOH solution, no peaks can be observed at low angles, which illustrates that the 2D ordered pore system - as expected - does not remain intact