TY  - BOOK
AU  - Han,Y.
AU  - Zhang,D.
AU  - Chng,L.L.
AU  - Sun,J.
AU  - Zhao,L.
AU  - Zou,X.
AU  - Ying,J.Y.
TI  - A tri-continuous mesoporous material with a silica pore wall following a hexagonal minimal surface
N2  - Ordered porous materials with unique pore structures and pore sizes in the mesoporous range (2-50 nm)have many applications in catalysis, separation and drug delivery. Extensive research has resulted in mesoporous materials with one-dimensional, cage-like and bi-continuous pore structures. Three families of bi-continuous mesoporous materials have been made, with two interwoven but unconnected channels, corresponding to the liquid crystal phases used as templates. Here we report a three-dimensional hexagonal mesoporous silica, IBN-9, with a tri-continuous pore structure that is synthesized using a specially designed cationic surfactant template. IBN-9 consists of three identical continuous interpenetrating channels, which are separated by a silica wall that follows a hexagonal minimal surface. Such a tri-continuous mesostructure was predicted mathematically, but until now has not been observed in real materials
UR  - https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Us8cpzzu-ATXdwsr4NiA7v4cxDFt9NQ/view?usp=drivesdk
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