Structural Control of Mesoporous 1,4‐Phenylene‐silica Using the Mixture of CTAB/SDS

Abstract

AbstractThe morphology, pore architecture and crystallinity of the mesoporous 1,4‐phenylene‐silicas were controlled using the mixtures of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS). When the SDS/CTAB molar ratio increased from 0 to 1.0, the morphology of the mesoporous 1,4‐phenylene‐silicas changed in a sequence of sphere, hexagonal short rod, worm‐like, bent flake and flower‐like structure; the pore architecture of them changed from a hexagonal arranged tubular structure to a lamellar one; and the organization of the smallest repeat units within the wall changed from a random structure to a crystalline structure. At the SDS/CTAB molar ratios of 0.3 and 0.5, 1,4‐phenylene‐silica nanofibers with lamellar mesopores outside and tubular pore channels inside were obtained. The lamellar mesopores should be formed by merging the rod‐like micelles during the reaction process.