Accessibility of Co3O4 nanoparticles patterned in SBA-15
Résumé
Calibrated crystalline Co3O4 nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution were synthesized inside the pores of SBA-15 silicas and studied by HR-TEM, XRD and Raman spectroscopy. Preferential orientation and size-related structural modifications are revealed. The reactivity for CO oxidation and the accessibility of the nanoparticles, before and after silica elimination, were investigated.