Chemical reduction of three-dimensional silica micro-assemblies into microporous silicon replicas

Z Bao, MR Weatherspoon, S Shian, Y Cai, PD Graham… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
The carbothermal reduction of silica into silicon requires the use of temperatures well above
the silicon melting point (≥ 2,000° C). Solid silicon has recently been generated directly …

[PDF][PDF] Biogenic silica patterning: simple chemistry or subtle biology?

T Coradin, PJ Lopez - nature, 2003 - academia.edu
The importance of solid-state biochemistry was revealed more than twenty years ago by the
pioneering work of Lowenstam et al.,[1] and it can now be considered as a field on its …

Morphogenesis of shapes and surface patterns in mesoporous silica

H Yang, N Coombs, GA Ozin - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
The synthesis of inorganic materials with complex form, using surfactant assemblies as
supramolecular templates1–13, has ramifications in areas as diverse as large-molecule …

Luminescent anodized silicon aerocrystal networks prepared by supercritical drying

LT Canham, AG Cullis, C Pickering, OD Dosser, TI Cox… - Nature, 1994 - nature.com
THE preparation of highly porous materials by sol–gel processing followed by supercritical
drying was pioneered by Kistler in 19311. These materials, called aerogels and comprising …

Leaching and reconstruction at the surfaces of dissolving chain-silicate minerals

WH Casey, HR Westrich, JF Banfield, G Ferruzzi… - Nature, 1993 - nature.com
THE pathways by which silicate minerals transform to solutes, clays and amorphous solids
are relevant to a wide range of natural, industrial and even medical concerns. For example …

Free-standing and oriented mesoporous silica films grown at the air–water interface

H Yang, N Coombs, I Sokolov, GA Ozin - Nature, 1996 - nature.com
SURFACTANT assemblies can function as templates for the deposition of silicates to form
mesoporous silicas1. Recently we described a surfactant-templated synthesis of oriented …

Bacterial templating of ordered macrostructures in silica and silica-surfactant mesophases

SA Davis, SL Burkett, NH Mendelson, S Mann - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
The synthesis of inorganic frameworks with specified and organized pore networks is of
potential importance in catalysis1, 2, separation technology3 and biomaterials …

Accelerated dissolution of diatom silica by marine bacterial assemblages

KD Bidle, F Azam - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
Downward fluxes of biogenic silica and organic matter in the global ocean derive dominantly
from the productivity of diatoms—phytoplankton with cell walls containing silica encased in …

An ordered mesoporous organosilica hybrid material with a crystal-like wall structure

S Inagaki, S Guan, T Ohsuna, O Terasaki - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Surfactant-mediated synthesis strategies are widely used to fabricate ordered mesoporous
solids,,,,, in the form of metal oxides, metals, carbon and hybrid organosilicas,,,,. These …

Microscopic patterning of orientated mesoscopic silica through guided growth

M Trau, N Yao, E Kim, Y Xia, GM Whitesides, IA Aksay - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
The supramolecular assembly of surfactant molecules at a solid–liquid interface can
produce tubular structures with diameters of around 10 nm (,,,), which can be used for the …