Spontaneous formation of silica nanoparticles in basic solutions of small tetraalkylammonium cations

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 108, Issue 33, 2004, Pages 12271-12275

  Fedeyko, Joseph M ^a   Rimer, Jeffrey D ^a   Lobo, Raul F ^a   Vlachos, Dionisios G ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROSTATIC FORCES; ORDERED-MESOPOROUS SILICA (OMS); PARTICLE CORE SIZE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MONOMERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; SILICA; SOLUTIONS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 4344693543     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp047623+     Document Type: Article

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