Preparation of highly ordered mesoporous thiophene-silica with spherical macrostructure

Eun Bum Cho, Dukjoon Kim

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Abstract

Highly ordered mesoporous thiophene-silica powder was prepared using nonionic PEO-PLGA-PEO triblock copolymer templates and a 2,5-bis(triethoxysilyl) thiophene organosilica precursor under acidic conditions. The mesoporous thiophene-silica materials prepared with the EO16(L 29G7)EO16 template were observed to have a well-defined spherical-like external morphology with a diameter of 2-5 μm, and a 2D hexagonal (p6mm) array of mesopores with a lattice constant of 9.55 nm. The thiophene-silica also displayed a large surface area of up to 1410 m 2 g-1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)118-119
Number of pages2
JournalChemistry Letters
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jan 2007

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