文摘
Two-dimensional hexagonally ordered mesoporous Pt particles are prepared by Pt deposition in theaqueous domains of lyotropic liquid crystals (LLC) by chemical reduction with Zn powders. Interestingly,the framework is composed of connected nanoparticles of about 3 nm in size. Moreover, it is proved thatthe lattice fringes on the atomic crystallinity are coherently extended across the several nanoparticles inthe framework. Such a framework composed of connected nanoparticles with extended crystallinity isuniquely created by using LLC as a soft template, which is not attainable by a traditional approach usingmesoporous silica as a hard template. Through the structural identification, the formation mechanism ofmesoporous Pt in the presence of LLC is thought to be continuous deposition of Pt nanoparticles fromone nanoparticle.