Mesoporous MgTa₂O₆ thin films with enhanced photocatalytic activity: On the interplay between crystallinity and mesostructure

• Jin-Ming Wu,
• Igor Djerdj,
• Till von Graberg and
• Bernd M. Smarsly

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 123–133, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.13

• achieved in order to optimize the physicochemical performance of mesoporous metal-oxide films. Keywords: magnesium tantalate; mesoporous materials; photocatalytic activity; self-assembly; thin films; Introduction Because of its excellent microwave dielectric properties, MgTa2O6 is one of the ternary

Synthesis and catalytic applications of combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials

• Jarian Vernimmen,
• Vera Meynen and
• Pegie Cool

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 785–801, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.87

• mesoporous materials with intrinsic zeolitic features. These materials are thought to be superior, because they are able to combine (i) the enhanced diffusion and accessibility for larger molecules and viscous fluids typical of mesoporous materials with (ii) the remarkable stability, catalytic activity and

• selectivity of zeolites. This review gives an overview of the state of the art concerning combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials. Focus is put on the synthesis and the applications of the combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials. The different synthesis approaches and formation mechanisms leading to these

• materials are comprehensively discussed and compared. Moreover, Ti-containing nanoporous materials as redox catalysts are discussed to illustrate a potential implementation of combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials. Keywords: catalysis; characterization; combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials; synthesis

Micro- and mesoporous solids: From science to application

• Jörg J. Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 774–775, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.85

• decades especially, mesoporous materials having pore dimensions between 2 and approximately 50 nm have emerged, and this group has established itself as an important class of solid-state materials with a huge and still constantly growing number of new congeners with pores on the nano- to mesoscale. These

• materials, e.g., for the storage of fuel molecules, such as H2 and CH4 as well as other technologically and environmentally important small molecules. Besides the prospective applications of mesoporous materials in these and other areas, one of the other main focus points of research into these solids is to

• -formation techniques, is another avenue of basic research into exciting mesoporous materials, and the application of such mesoporous layered materials to adsorption and catalysis can certainly be envisaged in the near future. In this Thematic Series the interested reader will find a compilation of recent

Inorganic–organic hybrid materials through post-synthesis modification: Impact of the treatment with azides on the mesopore structure

• Miriam Keppeler,
• Jürgen Holzbock,
• Johanna Akbarzadeh,
• Herwig Peterlik and
• Nicola Hüsing

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 486–498, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.52

• solvent (N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylurea, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone) or a protic solvent that can form hydrogen bonds, such as water, was used. Keywords: inorganic–organic hybrid materials; mesoporous materials; nucleophilic substitution; silica; sol–gel chemistry; Introduction

• mesoporous materials, whose syntheses are based on block copolymers such ethylene oxide (EO)x–propylene oxide (PO)y–ethylene oxide (EO)x, this can be achieved by variation of the length of the EO or PO blocks, by increasing the synthesis temperature or by the addition of inorganic salts [6][9][13]. Currently

• alkaline solutions and hydrothermal conditions, from amorphous mesoporous materials to well-organized mesoporous structures [22][23]. Many silica gels are functionalized by organic groups specific for their eventual applications. Typical examples are the hydrophobization with methyl or phenyl groups, and