Nanopore Structure Analysis

3 Nanopore Structure Analysis. - MRI has provided direct visualization of gaseous xenon and methane in the void spaces of aerogels, offering unique information and insights into the pore structure and molecular diffusivities of occluded sorbates. Pore structure and sorption properties of silica aerogels 

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The presence of sulfate ions markedly affects the nanopore structure of titania-sulfate aerogels. In Ti02-S042 materials, unlike in zirconia-sulfate aerogels, the larger sulfate load stimulates formation of a more consolidated structure. The XRD analysis shows that even a crystalline phase (anatase) may be present in fresh, dry aerogels, which, perhaps, is the first observation of this phase in sol-gel titania obtained from the low temperature drying process. 

Schwertmannite, is a common nanoparticle-product of neutralization of sulfuric acid-rich solutions (Bigham et al. 1994). The original structural analysis indicated that sulfate was contained within tunnels similar to those found in akaganeite (FeOOH). However, recent work by Waychunas et al. (2001) suggests that this is a defective, nanoporous phase and that sulfate occupies inner and outer sphere positions on the surface, and probably on the internal surfaces of defect regions within the structure. 

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Figure 9.38 Tan d vs temperature obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis for both solid poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and porous PMMA with micro- and nanoporous structures.

Porosimetry and SEM analysis demonstrate that type of refractory filler effects strongly morphology of the composite after ceramization. Only two samples, either containing mica (phlogopite) or wollastonite (WOL and MIC) are able to create nanoporous structure which can strongly improve thermal insulation of ceramic phase, what is very important from... 

Adsorption using different probe molecules is available for determination of the pore entrance structure. N2 molecules adsorbed near the pore entrance at 77 K often block further adsorption, indicating the presence of ultramicropores and pore-neck structures. The preadsorption technique is also effective for elucidation of the pore entrance structure. Fractal analysis using adsorption is helpful to understand the fine structure of nanopore walls. [10,11] However, the probe molecules must be carefully chosen and the monolayer capacity must be evaluated precisely, because the BET monolayer should not be used. 

Surface and structural properties of nanoporous solids can be studied directly by employing modem techniques such as atomic force microscopy, electron microscopy, X-ray analysis and various spectroscopic methods suitable for materials characterization and surface imping [4]. In addition, these properties can be investigated by indirect methods such as adsorption [1, 11-13], chromatography [14, 15] and thermal analysis [16]. The quantities evaluated from adsorption, chromatographic and thermodesorption data provide information about the whole adsorbent-adsorbate system. These data can by used mainly to extract... 

Gas adsorption is an important method for characterization of nanoporous carbons because it allows for evaluation of the specific surface area, pore volume, pore size, pore size distribution and surface properties of these materials [1, 10-12]. Although various techniques for measurement of gas adsorption data and methods of their analysis pear to be well established, an accurate and reliable evaluation of adsorption properties is still a difficult task. This can be attributed to the inherent features of many porous carbonaceous materials, namely, to their strong surface and structural heterogeneity. The effects of structural and surface heterogeneity in adsorption on nanoporous carbons are often difficult to separate. 

In this subsection, we will discuss noise sources that arise from the nanopore itself, Erec, and the head stage during nanopore sensing. For the noise analysis, we use the simplified electrical models shown in Figure 29.3. Here, and model the resistance and capacitance of the nanopore, respectively. These vary with nanopore diameter, thickness, and material. Erec is modeled by the series resistance and a double-layer capacitance Cj, where R is much smaller than Rj. Note that in this chapter, we pay attention to the resistive-feedback transimpedance amplifier (TIA) due to its simple hardware structure and robust reliability, rather than a capacitive-feedback TIA, which requires a disruptive periodic reset [12,15]. Readers who are interested in the capacitive-feedback TIA can refer to the paper of Kim et al. [17]. 

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