Electron microscopy study of novel Pt nanowires synthesized in the spaces of silica mesoporous materials

Microsc Microanal. 2002 Feb;8(1):35-9. doi: 10.1017/S1431927602010073.

Abstract

Structures of Pt-nanowires, synthesized in channels of silica mesoporous materials MCM-41, SBA-15 and MCM-48, were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. One dimensional (1D) Pt-nanowires were formed inside the channels of the MCM-41, and were single crystals with a length of several tens to several hundreds nanometers and a diameter of ca. 3 nm pt-nanowires synthesized in SBA-15 formed a new 3D-network following 3D-pore geometry of SBA-15; that is, the main 1D-channels are interconnected to each other through randomly distributed tunnels. These Pt-nanowires showed a well single crystalline. MCM-48 has two non-intersecting chiral channels, and Pt-networks were mostly formed in one of the two channels. Therefore the networks were also chiral; however, the chirality of Pt-networks remained to be determined. It was shown that all Pt-nanowires were formed following the channel geometries of silica mesoporous materials used.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Electric Wiring*
  • Electronics*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Microscopy, Electron / methods
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Platinum / chemistry*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*

Substances

  • Platinum
  • Silicon Dioxide