title: Carbon spheres assisted synthesis of porous oxides with foam-like architecture.
abstract: Herein, we report a facile route for the synthesis of foam-like porous oxides using carbon spheres and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as sacrificial templates. The as-prepared porous structures were characterized by XRD, FESEM, TEM and BET methods. These foam-like macroporous oxides are formed through the fusion of oxide nanoparticles around the gas bubbles liberated during the combustion of composites and show good BET surface areas.
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Catalysis Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, PO., Bangalore 560064, India.
authors.forename: Katla Sai
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: Sisir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malty
authors.forename: K K R
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Datta