Abstract
A new synthetic approach for fabrication of perforated hollow silica morphologies using colloidal template assemblies is demonstrated. As proof-of-principle, the polystyrene/silver colloidal assemblies had chemically modified surfaces. The template dissolution resulted in the fabrication of the sub-micron perforated hollow silica shells. The morphologies are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and plasmon light extinction spectrophotometry.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 957-959 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Colloidal assemblies
- Colloidal templates
- Hollow silica shells
- Nanostructure
- Silica shells