Thursday, 3 November 2005 - 8:15 AM
476b

Introduction of Novel Functionalities to Mesoporous Silica through Nitridation

Tatsuya Okubo1, Naotaka Chino2, Sajo P. Naik1, and Toshiyuki Yokoi2. (1) Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo and PRESTO, JST, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan, (2) Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan

Surface characters of mesoporous silica are derived from the density and the condition of the surface silanol groups. In order to introduce novel funtionalities to the mesoporous materials, the reactivity of the silanol group has been utilized.

Here we show an altenative approach through the nitridation of mesoporous silica. The nitridation was performed under ammonium flow at high temperature. Thus obtained mesorporous oxynitride showed surface characters that are quite different from the original silica.

By utilizing the unique reactivities of the surface, several novel functionalies have successfully been introduced to the mesoporous materials and the films.


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