Direct physical casting of the mesostructure in lyotropic liquid crystalline media by electroless deposition confirmation by TEM

Yusuke Yamauchi*, Tokihiko Yokoshima, Toshiyuki Momma, Tetsuya Osaka, Kazuyuki Kuroda

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Abstract

Nickel particles with a highly ordered mesostructure are prepared by electroless deposition of Ni salts dissolved in aqueous domains of lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) media made of a nonionic surfactant (Brij 56) at a high concentration. The mesostructure inside the Ni particles after the electroless deposition has a macroscopic alignment of mesochannels derived from the LLC media which are composed of crystalline domains on a micrometer scale. It is proved that the arrangements of rod-like self-assemblies in the LLC indeed work as a scaffold to direct the grain growth of Ni. This is the first direct evidence of direct physical casting from LLC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)C141-C144
JournalElectrochemical and Solid-State Letters
Volume8
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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