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Abstract
Monodisperse single-crystalline α-cristobalite nanospheres have been synthesized by hydrocarbon-pyrolysis-induced carbon deposition on amorphous silica aerosol nanoparticles, devitrification of the coated silica at high temperature, and subsequent carbon removal by oxidation. The nanosphere size can be well controlled by tuning the size of the colloidal silica precursor. Uniform, high-purity nanocrystalline α-cristobalite is important for catalysis, nanocomposites, advanced polishing, and understanding silica nanotoxicology.
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Published in Chemical Communications, Volume 48, Issue 9, 2011, pages 1293-1295.
©Chemical Communications 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry.
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This article was first published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15713B
Jiang, X., Bao, L., Cheng, Y-S., Dunphy, D. R., Li, X., Brinker, C. J. (19 December 2011). Aerosol-Assisted Synthesis of Monodisperse Single-Crystalline -Cristobalite Nanospheres. Chemical Communications, 48(9), 1293 – 1295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15713B
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©Chemical Communications 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry.
This article cannot be redistributed or further made available.
This article was first published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15713B
Jiang, X., Bao, L., Cheng, Y-S., Dunphy, D. R., Li, X., Brinker, C. J. (19 December 2011). Aerosol-Assisted Synthesis of Monodisperse Single-Crystalline -Cristobalite Nanospheres. Chemical Communications, 48(9), 1293 – 1295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15713B