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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
卷 13, 期 13, 页码 6241-6248出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02075c
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Polyols were successfully used as size and shape controllers of oxide nanoparticles synthesized by soft chemistry in aqueous solution. The efficiency of acyclic polyols as a complexing agent depends obviously on the number of OH groups bonded to the carbon chain (and thus on the carbon chain length), but also on their stereochemistry. This innovating way to control morphology has been experienced for the synthesis of boehmite nanoparticles, whose morphology variations related to xylitol adsorption (C5 alditol) have been previously reported. The use of polyols during synthesis causes a modification of the usual morphologies observed, specifically resulting in an increase of (101) faces area. It is evidenced here that the variations of the nanoparticle aspect ratio are related to polyol complexing ability, and more specifically to molecule topology and configuration. Indeed, the morphology variations increase as a function of polyol carbon chain length and number of hydroxyl groups, and is much pronounced for stereoisomers exhibiting hydroxyl groups all oriented on the same side of the molecule (threo-threo sequences). Thanks to these various polyols used, we showed how the progressive levels of complexing ability allow us to tune boehmite particle size and shape. Material characterizations were performed using relevant methods such as X-ray diffraction powder pattern simulation and zetametry in addition to transmission electron microscopy. Since gamma-alumina is obtained from boehmite by a topotactic transformation, we expect that this method will provide a promising way to control surface properties of gamma-alumina, an important industrial catalyst support.
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