Surfactants as Promising Media for the Preparation of Crystalline Inorganic Materials.
Given that surfactants can control the shape and size of micro-/nanoparticles, they should be able to direct the growth of bulk crystals. This Minireview summarizes recent developments in the application of surfactants for the preparation of new crystalline inorganic materials, including chalcogenides, metal-organic frameworks, and zeolite analogues. The roles of surfactants in different reaction systems are discussed.
Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816 (P.R. China).|School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798 (Singapore).
Wei-Wei
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Xiong
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798 (Singapore). qczhang@ntu.edu.sg.|Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371 (Singapore). qczhang@ntu.edu.sg.
Qichun
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Zhang
chalcogenides; metal-organic frameworks; reaction media; surfactants; zeolite analogues