Abstract
Mesostructured SnO 2 was synthesized using a cationic surfactant (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB) as the organic supramolecular template and the hydrous tin chloride (SnCl 4·5H 2O) and NH 4OH as the inorganic precursor and counterion source under acidic conditions and room temperature. The resultant products have been examined with X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The formation of the tin oxide mesostructured material was proposed due to the presence of the hydrogen bonding interactions between supramolecular template and inorganic precursors Sn 4+ and OH −, which was supposed to self-assemble around the cationic surfactant molecules.
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