Mesoporous Mn2O3 and Mn3O4 with crystalline walls

  • Feng Jiao
  • , Andrew Harrison
  • , Adrian H. Hill
  • , Peter G. Bruce

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Abstract

The synthesis of ordered mesoporous Mn2O3 and Mn 3O4 with highly crystalline walls has been demonstrated. An aqueous solution of a Mn2+ salt was impregnated into the mesoporous silica, KIT-6, with a 3D pore structure by a bi-solvent method. Drying and heating at 600°C converted the precursor to Mn2O 3. Ordered mesoporous Mn3O4 with crystalline walls was synthesized by first producing highly ordered mesoporous Mn 2O3, then reducing it to form highly crystalline Mn 3O4, while retaining the ordered pore structure. The magnetic properties of mesoporous Mn2O3 and Mn 3O4 were characterized by SQUID measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4063-4066
Number of pages4
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume19
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 19 2007

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