title: A strategy for the synthesis of mesostructured metal oxides with lower oxidation states.
abstract: A detailed study on the pseudomorphic conversion of ordered mesoporous Co(3)O(4) and ferrihydrite into CoO and Fe(3)O(4), respectively, by using alcohol/water vapor as a gentle reducing agent is described. The reduction conditions for the transformation were optimized. In addition, the first one-pot synthesis of mesostructured CoO by using nanocasting with cubic ordered silica as a hard template is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tüysüz
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weidenthaler
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schüth