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Synthesis of silica nanoparticles using oil-in-water emulsion and the porosity analysis

Date

Authors

Kong, Linggen

Uedono, Akira

Smith, Suzanne

Yamashita, Yukihiro

Chironi, Ilkay

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

A set of silica particles was synthesized in oil-in-water emulsion with particle diameters ranging from ~42 nm to ~115 nm approximately. The porosity of the nanoparticles was analyzed using conventional nitrogen sorption and positron annihilation lifetime

Keywords

Keywords: Density functionals; Low concentrations; Nitrogen sorption; Oil-in-water emulsions; PALS; Particle diameters; Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy; Silica nanoparticles; Density functional theory; Nitrogen; Particle size; Pore size; Porosity; Posit PALS; Porosity; Silica nanoparticles; Sol-gel

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72181

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10971-012-2859-7

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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