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Studies on late formation of 3D ordered macroporous materials through colloidal crystal templates

  • Lili Yang*
  • , Dengteng Ge
  • , Yanbo Ding
  • , Jiupeng Zhao
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Three-dimensional ordered macroporous (3DOM) materials are anticipated to exhibit improved performance in lots of applications due to their special structure. This paper presents the formation mechanism of 3DOM structure during the removal process of templates, which has not been systematically studied yet. Using polymer colloidal crystal template, 3DOM metallic materials were prepared by electrochemical deposition and dissolution. The results indicate that windows in inverse opals are formed because of the associated breaking of thin wall materials. There seems to be a critical thickness for the same wall materials. The existence of windows improved the formation of 3DOM structures during the removal process of templates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1023-1026
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Porous Materials
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3DOM
  • Critical thickness
  • Windows

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