All-inorganic core-shell silica-titania mesoporous colloidal nanoparticles showing orthogonal functionality

作者:Cauda Valentina; Szeifert Johann M; Merk Karin; Fattakhova Rohlfing Dina; Bein Thomas*
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21(36): 13817-13824.
DOI:10.1039/c0jm04528d

摘要

Colloidal mesoporous silica (CMS) nanoparticles with a thin titania-enriched outer shell showing a spatially resolved functionality were synthesized by a delayed co-condensation approach. The titania-shell can serve as a selective nucleation site for the growth of nanocrystalline anatase clusters. These fully inorganic pure silica-core titania-enriched shell mesoporous nanoparticles show orthogonal functionality, demonstrated through the selective adsorption of a carboxylate-containing ruthenium N3-dye. UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy indicate the strong interaction of the N3-dye with the titania-phase at the outer shell of the CMS nanoparticles. In particular, this interaction and thus the selective functionalization are greatly enhanced when anatase nanocrystallites are nucleated at the titania-enriched shell surface.

  • 出版日期2011