文摘
The pore system of a highly swollen, block-copolymer-templated, polyhedral silica foam material is investigatedby a combination of transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen sorption, and NMR cryoporometry. The adsorption-desorption hysteresis and melting-freezing hysteresis data recorded by the respective methods provide pore volumeand access channel sizes that virtually coincide for the two used methods. This provides a consistent picture wherepolyhedral foam cells of 60-70 nm diameter are interconnected by cylindrical access channels with several characteristicsizes for the latter.