有序的介观尺寸生物SiO2针的合成

生物体利用生物矿化作用,在有机分子模板上协同合成有种间差异的生物SiO2材料。具有精确形态可控的固态SiO2结构是在蛋白和多糖生物分子诱导下,在水相、中性pH和室温等温和反应条件下形成的,然而,利用化学合成方法,使SiO2的前体分子聚合形成具有一定模式结构的SiO2则需要极端的pH值或表面活性剂诱导。在人工培养条件下施用硅酸钠(Na2SiO3)时,在芦荟植物叶刺内,以细胞壁为模板生物矿化合成微米尺寸有序SiO2材料。X-ray(EDX)能谱分析显示一根硅针中含有Si,O和C元素,表明Si(OH)4吸收进入植物体内后Si-OH与细胞壁多糖和糖蛋白上的羟基(OH)组分,通过界面分子识别、细胞水平调控和再加工作用,聚合形成了有序的无定形(电子衍射确定)SiO2针状结构体。     

根霉菌为模板矿化合成纳米结构SiO2材料的研究

在人工培养条件下,以真核生物细胞根霉菌为模板,以正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)作为硅源进行了生物矿化实验,并采用TEM、SEM、FTIR、EDX、TGA等手段对实验结果进行了表征。结果表明,TEOS/培养基浓度为80mg/L时,矿化合成了一种厚度为5nm的管状SiO2纳米结构材料。本实验为利用生物细胞模板合成介观尺寸有序的SiO2纳米结构材料提供了技术基础。     

以阴离子多肽为模板合成二氧化硅纳米空心球

以聚阴离子多肽(聚谷氨酸钠)控制合成了微孔二氧化硅空心球. 在合成过程中, 以3-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(APMS)和正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为硅源, 聚谷氨酸钠为模板. 硅源与阴离子多肽模板之间的组装依照以阴离子表面活性剂为模板剂组装合成介孔二氧化硅的机理, 即S-N+-I-机理, 其中S表示阴离子多肽, I表示TEOS, N表示共结构导向剂APMS. 组装过程中质子化的APMS与阴离子多肽之间形成静电相互作用, 同时, AMPS和TEOS共同水解聚合形成围绕阴离子多肽模板的二氧化硅骨架, 多肽的二级结构为微孔孔道的模板. 以阴离子多肽为模板可以在不同的实验条件下控制微孔纳米空心球, 微孔亚微米空心球和实心球形貌的合成. 在生物矿化过程中, 阴离子多肽往往控制碳酸钙或磷酸钙的沉积, 而我们的实验结果表明, 在适当的硅源存在下, 阴离子多肽也可以诱导二氧化硅的沉积.     

酵母细胞为模板矿化合成SiO2纳米结构材料的研究

根据无机盐可以在生物细胞膜上沉积形成纳米结构材料的现象和生物矿化理论, 在人工培养条件下, 成功地以低等真核生物细胞-酵母菌为模板, 以正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)作为硅源, 矿化合成了一种壳鞘状的SiO2纳米结构材料, 厚度达150 nm左右, 并采用TEM、SEM、EDX、FT-IR、TGA等表征手段对实验结果进行了深入细致的研究, 获得了大量的实验数据, 为利用生物细胞模板合成介观尺寸有序SiO2纳米材料作出了有益的尝试.     

生物矿化合成纳米管状SiO2

生物体利用生物矿化作用，在有机分子模板上，通过蛋白和多糖生物分子的诱导及有机-无机界面分子识别自组装合成物貌形态可控的固态SiO₂结构。本文以真核生物细胞根霉菌为模板，以正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)作为硅源进行了生物矿化实验，并采用TEM、SEM、FTIR、XPS EDX、TGA等手段对实验结果进行了表征。结果表明，TEOS/培养基浓度为80 mg·L^-1时，矿化合成了一种厚度为5 nm的管状SiO₂纳米结构材料。     

有序介孔碳的合成及其相转变机理的研究

采用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)作为模板剂, 正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为硅源, 在碱性条件下, 用低温合成方法合成了有序介孔硅, 并以此为硬模板, 蔗糖为碳前驱体, 采用液相浸渍方法填充碳源, 制备出有序介孔碳. 通过XRD、TEM、N₂吸附-脱附等测试方法对其表征, 结果表明合成的介孔材料高度有序, 均具有很高的比表面积(介孔硅, 992～1096 m²/g; 介孔碳, 930～1208 m²/g), 较大的孔容和较窄的孔径分布. 还发现随着反应温度的升高, 介孔硅的结构从二维六方相(p6mm)转变为三维立方相(Ia3d); 介孔碳在复制介孔硅后, 其结构也从三维立方相(Ia3d)转变为四方相(I4₁/a), 并对相转变机理做了初步探讨.     

HCl对有序介孔氧化硅结构与形貌的影响

以三嵌段共聚物P123为有机模板导向剂、正硅酸乙酯TEOS为无机硅源, 在HCl存在的强酸性环境下, 采用水热法合成了有序介孔分子筛SBA-15. 采用XRD、SEM、TEM、N2吸附-脱附等手段对产物的结构与形貌进行了分析, 考察了HCl用量对有序介孔材料结构及形貌的影响. 结果表明, 在合成有序介孔氧化硅时, HCl发挥了催化和中间离子的双重作用, 促使棒状胶束形成六方有序排列, 降低SBA-15中微孔的数量, 而且对合成有序介孔氧化硅SBA-15的形貌有显著影响. 适宜的HCl用量对形成“珍珠链状”形貌的、热稳定性优良的SBA-15介孔材料具有重要作用.     

MCM-48分子筛的高效合成途径

以正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为硅源,十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为模板剂,用水热合成法合成MCM-48,在合成过程中通过降低pH值等方法可以使得MCM-48的产率显著提高,当pH=7时,产率达到97%。XRD和物理吸附表明合成的介孔分子筛具有高比表面积(BET,～1000m^2/g)和规整的孔道结构且孔径集中在2.6nm左右。     

无机材料的仿生合成

生物矿化重要的特征之一是细胞分泌的有机基质调制无机矿物的成核和生长, 形成具有特殊组装方式和多级结构特点的生物矿化材料(如骨、牙和贝壳)。仿生合成就是将生物矿化的机理引入无机材料合成, 以有机物的组装体为模板, 去控制无机物的形成,制备具有独特显微结构特点的无机材料, 使材料具有优异的物理和化学性能。仿生合成已成为无机材料化学的研究前沿。本文综述了无机材料仿生合成的发展现状。     

生物矿化纳米结构材料与植物硅营养

本文在介绍了生物矿化纳米结构材料化学研究发展的基础上, 着重阐述以细胞膜和细胞壁为模板合成组装纳米尺寸SiO 2 的化学过程。这些生物矿化SiO 2 纳米结构材料研究不仅为近代纳米化学提供了有益启示, 同时也对阐明Si 营养提高植物抗环境胁迫机理有重要参考价值。     

Synthesis of Ordered Biosilica Materials

Biogenic silica with amazing diversity of nanostructure shells,fibers and granules in diatoms and sponges is mediated by proteins and polysaccharides and forms at ambient pressure and temperatures.Chemical synthetic methods,in contrast,have to rely on extreme pH and /or surfactants to induce the condensation of silica precurors into specific patterns.One kind of benign synthesis method through plant cell wall template-directed ordered biosilica materials under ambient conditions in intriguing in this context.Organized silica materials in intercellular spaces of epidermal cells of tall fescue leaves were synthesized through molecular recognition between Si-OH and polysaccharide-OH or glycoprotein-OH of main components of plant cell walls and cellular processing as well when Si(OEt)4 was supplied rather than monosilicic acid.The biosynthesis of structural silica in tall fescue plant was correlated with the Si species applied,reflecting the slower condensation from tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and thus providing greater opportunities for structural control by the underlying matrix of cell walls.The composition was estimated by energy dispersive X-ray(EDX) spectra on a scanning electron microscope.All organized structures showed carbon,oxygen and silicon peaks,indication that their formations differ from natural siliceous process.     

Synthesis of bifunctional polymer nanotubes from silicon nanowire templates via atom transfer radical polymerization

As a way to control the surface properties of nanowires and nanotubes, we present a method for growing polymer from the surface of silicon/silica core/shell nanowires. After modification of nanowire surfaces with polymer initiators, Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) was used to grow methacrylate polymer chains from the surface. The resulting structures were characterized by SEM, TEM, and EELS. After etching the silicon cores, the resulting polymer-coated nanotubes will have hydrophilic silica cores with hydrophobic polymer shells.     

Interactions of amines with silicon species in undersaturated solutions leads to dissolution and/or precipitation of silica

The biogeochemical silicon cycle is the focus for many researchers studying the dissolution of silicon species from quartz, amorphous, and biogenic silica. Furthermore, the precipitation of biogenic silica by diatoms, radiolarian, sponges, and plants is also a popular focus for research. The ornate silica structures created by these species has attracted interest from biomaterial scientists and biochemists who have studied mineral formation in an attempt to understand how biogenic silica is formed, often in the presence of proteins and long chain polyamines. This article is at the interface of these seemingly distinct research areas. Here we investigate the effect of a range of amines in globally undersaturated silicon environments. Results are presented on the effect of amine-containing molecules on the formation of silica from undersaturated solutions of orthosilicic acid and globally undersaturated silicon environments. We sought to address two questions: can silica be precipitated/harvested from undersaturated solutions, and can we identify the silicon species that are most active in silica formation? We demonstrate that none of the bioinspired additives investigated here (e.g., poly(allylamine hydrochloride), pentaethylenehexamine, and propylamines) have any influence on orthosilicic acid at undersaturated concentrations. However, under globally undersaturated silicon concentrations, small molecules and polymers containing amine groups were able to interact with oligomers of silicic acid to either generate aggregated materials that can be isolated from solution or increase rates of oligomer dissolution back to orthosilicic acid. Additional outcomes of this study include an extended understanding of how polyelectrolytes and small molecules can promote and/or inhibit silica dissolution and a new method to explore how (bio)organic molecules interact with a forming mineral phase.     

Synthesis of monodisperse high-aspect-ratio colloidal silicon and silica rods

We describe the synthesis and the physical properties of suspensions of colloidal silicon and silica rodlike particles. In addition to pure silicon and pure silica rods, we have also synthesized silicon rods with a silica shell and silica rods with a fluorescent silica layer. Pre-patterned p-type (100) silicon wafers were electrochemically etched in electrolyte solutions containing hydrogen fluoride. By the current density being varied while etching, macropores were etched with controllable modulated pore diameters. These silicon structures were transformed into rods with indentations 5.5 mum apart and with lengths up to 100 mum using iterative oxidation in air and dissolution of the silica by HF. Complete oxidation of these rods was also achieved. Sonication of the modulated rods resulted in monodisperse particles of 5.5 mum length and 300 nm width. A high yield of 10(12) particles, or more, is possible with this method. At high concentrations, these particles show nematic ordering in charge-stabilized suspensions. The oxidized silica outer layer of the silicon rods makes the further growth of silica in solution or on a wafer possible. This allows for control of the particles' interaction potential. Labeling with a fluorescent dye and index matching of the complete silica rods enable the study of concentrated dispersions quantitatively, on a single particle level, with confocal microscopy. Because of their high refractive index in the near-IR, the nematic phases of rods with a silica core are also interesting for photonic applications.     

High surface area nanoporous amorphous silica prepared by dodecanol assisted silica formate sol-gel approach

A simple polycondensation of monocarboxylic acids with silicon alkoxides led to transparent silica gels mainly comprised of silicate species of closed structures. This 'sol-gel formic acid' approach was modified by trapping an organic template (dodecanol) inside the silicate network during the polymerization process. Using this templating approach, porous silica of extremely high surface area, was produced in contrast to non-porous silica obtained by non-templating approach. The S(BET) surface areas of the template assisted samples resulting from the entire pores were found to be up to 725 m(2)/g. The total pore volumes of the samples were in the range of 0.40-0.74 cc/g in which micropore volumes were about 0.15-0.25 cc/g; the porosity depending on the reactants molar ratios of dodecanol, silicon alkoxide and formic acid.     

Fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces from binary colloidal assembly

In this work, superhydrophobic surfaces were derived from binary colloidal assemblies. CaCO(3)-loaded hydrogel spheres and silica or polystyrene ones were consecutively dip-coated on silicon wafers. The former assemblies were recruited as templates for the latter self-assembly. Due to the hydrophilicity difference between silicon wafers and CaCO(3)-loaded hydrogel spheres, the region selective localization of silica or polystyrene spheres leads to irregular binary structures with a hierarchical roughness. The subsequent modification with low surface energy molecules yields a superhydrophobic surface. The heating treatment may largely enhance the mechanical stability of the resulting binary structures, which allows regeneration of the surface superhydrophobicity, providing a good durability in practice.     

Silica with Bimodal Pores for Solid Catalysts Prepared from Water Glass

The comparison of bimodal pore structures between silica gels prepared from silicon alkoxide and from water glass was performed based on the results of phase separation tendency, mesopore formation, and atomic scale observation using ²⁹Si NMR. Macropore structure could be controlled for both the raw material systems by inducing phase separation. Although the gelation in the water glass system is much faster than that in the silicon alkoxide system, there is little difference in the atomic scale structure, mesopore evolution during processing, and phase separation tendency. The results suggest that the obtained bimodal porous silica from water glass is essentially the same as that from silicon alkoxide. Because of the low cost of water glass, water-glass-derived bimodal porous silica is applicable to industrial use.     

Silicon-silica nanowires, nanotubes, and biaxial nanowires: inside, outside, and side-by-side growth of silicon versus silica on zeolite

It was demonstrated that zeolite can be used as a pseudo-template to grow very fine and uniform silicon nanostructures via disproportionation reaction of SiO by thermal evaporation. Three distinct types of composite nanowires and nanotubes of silicon and silica were grown on the surfaces of zeolite Y pellets. The first type is formed by an ultrafine crystalline silicon nanowire sheathed by an amorphous silica tube (a silicon nanowire inside a silica nanotube). The second type is formed by a crystalline silicon nanotube filled with amorphous silica (a silicon nanotube outside a silica nanowire). The third type is a biaxial silicon-silica nanowire structure with side-by-side growth of crystalline silicon and amorphous silica. These silicon nanostructures exhibit unusually intense photoluminescence (in comparison to ordinary silicon nanowires).     

Substrate-induced modulation of the Raman scattering signals from self-assembled organic nanometric films

Raman scattering signals recorded by microscopy from organic self-assembled monolayers (thin nanometric films of calibrated thickness) on silica substrates were found to be much stronger than those obtained from identical films assembled on bulk silicon substrates. This effect, observed in the backscattering geometry, is shown to result from interferences between the direct and reflected beams (including both the excitation and scattered radiation) in front of a smooth reflecting surface. Strong dependence of the effect on the distance between the sampled monolayer and the bulk silicon substrate allows enhancement of the Raman signals of organic monolayer films on silicon by factors up to approximately 70 by using appropriate silica spacers. The dependence of the Raman signal intensity on film thickness was also studied for thicker nanometric films comprising a series of self-assembled organosilane multilayers on bulk silicon and fused silica substrates, and the predicted deviation from linearity in the case of the silicon substrate is experimentally confirmed.