title: Surface diffusion driven nanoshell formation by controlled sintering of mesoporous nanoparticle aggregates.
abstract: We report a general method for the synthesis of hollow structures of a variety of functional inorganics by partial sintering of mesoporous nanocrystal aggregates. The formation of a thin shell initiates the transport of mass from the interior leading to growth of the shell. The principles are general and the hollow structures thus produced are attractive for many applications including catalysis, drug delivery and biosensing.
authors.affiliation: Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Anumol
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Viswanath
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.forename: Yunfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Ganpati
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramanath
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
mesh_terms: D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry; D004058:Diffusion; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D057145:Nanoshells / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017971:Tin Compounds; C009495:titanium dioxide; D002563:Cerium; C030583:ceric oxide; D014025:Titanium; C045358:stannic oxide