Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous phospho-tungstate organic-inorganic hybrid materials

Katabathini N. Rao, Lee D. Dingwall, Pratibha L. Gai, Adam F. Lee, Stewart J. Tavener, Nigel A. Young, Karen Wilson

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Abstract

Nanoporous phospho-tungstate organic-inorganic hybrid materials have been synthesized from sodium tungstate and mono-n-dodecyl phosphate (MDP), which was used as both surfactant and phosphorus precursor. These hybrid materials were thoroughly characterized by N2 adsorption, elemental analysis, powder XRD, FTIR, Raman, TG, TEM and XPS and possess lamellar structures with interlayer spacings of 3.2 nm. A plausible method for formation of hybrid materials comprised of lacunary Keggin anions and micelles of surfactants is proposed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)868-874
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume18
Issue number8
Early online date16 Jan 2008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

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