Unusual mesoporous SBA-15 with parallel channels running along the short axis

J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Jun 23;126(24):7440-1. doi: 10.1021/ja048630e.

Abstract

Submicrometer-sized mesoporous silica SBA-15 with cuboidlike morphology has been prepared by using excess amounts of decane as cosolvent in the presence of NH4F. The channels of the resulting material run parallel to the short axis of the cuboid-like SBA-15. It has also been found that the materials have a well-ordered channel structure with pore size ca. 12 nm.