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Nanosize cubes of silicon dioxide made via disassembly.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
Advanced Materials & Processes, March, 2007
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A process for the production of nanosize cubes and spheres of silicon dioxide by the controlled disassembly of large lattice-like structures has reportedly been developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. The researchers filled tiny cavities inside the lattice with a solution containing an organosilicon compound, oxalic acid, and a surfactant.
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This mixture hardens into a solid gel. The plastic spheres and surfactant are burned off by heating, leaving behind tiny pores, and the gelled organosilicon compound slowly converts to a solid silicon oxide. ...
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