Formation and Structure of Self-Assembled Silica Nanoparticles in Basic Solutions of Organic and Inorganic Cations
- 30 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 21 (11) , 5197-5206
Abstract
The phase behavior of silica solutions containing organic and inorganic cations was studied at room temperature using conductivity, pH, and small-angle scattering experiments. A critical aggregation concentration (cac) was observed at ∼1:1 ratio of SiO2/OH- for all cation solutions from conductivity and pH studies. From this cac, a phase diagram of the system was developed with three distinct phase regions in pseudoequilibrium: a monomer/oligomer region (I), a monomer/oligomer/nanoparticle region (II), and a gel region (III). Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS and SANS) on solutions of region II formed with tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) revealed that the nanoparticles have a core−shell structure. Structure analysis of the SAXS and SANS data was best fit by a core−shell oblate ellipsoid model. A polydisperse set of core−shell spheres also fit the data well although with lower agreement factors. Similar nanoparticle morphologies were found in solutions of TMAOH, CsOH, and NaOH.Keywords
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