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A Facile Method to Synthesis Hollow Silica Ellipsoids and Their Derivatives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2012

Henan Zhang
Affiliation:
The City College of The City University of New York 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY U.S.A.
Daniel L. Akins
Affiliation:
The City College of The City University of New York 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY U.S.A.
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Abstract

We have utilized wet-chemical etching of ellipsoidal silica nanoparticles to form silica nanoshells of a range of elliptical morphologies. The thicknesses of the silica ellipsoidal nanoshells are controlled through variation of synthesis conditions. A mechanism has been proposed to explain how the nanoshells are formed, and we have demonstrated that the porosity of the silica ellipsoid plays a role in the dissolution-regrowth process. We have also, via appropriate functionalization of the silica surface, coated the ellipsoidal nanoshells with Au nanoparticles.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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