title: Role of pore curvature on the thermal stability of gold nanoparticles in mesoporous silica.
abstract: Pores arranged in a two-dimensional hexagonal structure inside spherical mesoporous silica particles help to prevent the thermal sintering of gold nanoparticles compared to straight pores in MCM-41.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering and Ceramic and Composite Materials Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Mangesh T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bore
authors.forename: Hien N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Timothy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Abhaya K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Datye