A version of Stober synthesis enabling the facile prediction of silica nanospheres size for the fabrication of opal photonic crystals

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作者
Razo, Diego Adolfo Santamaria [1 ]
Pallavidino, Luca [1 ]
Garrone, Edoardo [1 ]
Geobaldo, Francesco [1 ]
Descrovi, Emiliano [2 ]
Chiodoni, Angelica [2 ]
Giorgis, Fabrizio [2 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Torino, Dept Mat Sci & Chem Engn, I-10129 Turin, Italy
[2] Politecn Torino, Mat & Microsyst Lab, Lab Phys Dept, I-10129 Turin, Italy
关键词
3-D photonic crystals; synthetic opals; Bragg reflection peak; monodispersed silica nanospheres; self assembly; colloids;
D O I
10.1007/s11051-008-9373-4
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A sol-gel synthesis procedure based on the method proposed by Stober et al. (J Colloid Interface Sci 26: 302-315, 1968) has been adopted for the one-step preparation of mono-dispersed silica nanospheres. An excellent control of the particle diameter over a wide range is obtained by varying the amount of silicon alkoxide only, while the concentration of all other components is kept fixed: this allows the fabrication of artificial opals with a finely tuned and precisely predictable lattice parameter.
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页码:1225 / 1229
页数:5
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