Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.44, 14356-14356, 2008
A Facile Method to Prepare Macroscopically Oriented Mesostructured Silica Film: Controlling the Orientation of Mesochannels in Multilayer Films by Air Flow
Mesoporous silica film with oriented mesochannels in three dimensions was supposed to have significant potential in preparing a new kind of optical or microelectronic device. Here we reported a new approach to preparing an oriented mesostructured silica film by just employing rapid and hot air flow. Based on this approach, 3D control of mesochannel orientation was also carried out.