@article {Sahu:2012:1533-4880:2543,
title = "Observation of Quantum Confinement Effect on ZnO Embedded Mesoporous Silica",
journal = "Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology",
parent_itemid = "infobike://asp/jnn",
publishercode ="asp",
year = "2012",
volume = "12",
number = "3",
publication date ="2012-03-01T00:00:00",
pages = "2543-2547",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1533-4880",
eissn = "1533-4899",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn/2012/00000012/00000003/art00115",
doi = "doi:10.1166/jnn.2012.5686",
author = "Sahu, D. R. and Wu, Ching-Lin and Huang, Jow-Lay",
abstract = "Nonionic surfactant as liquid organic template and tetraethoxysilane as silica precursor were used for the synthesis of mesoporous silica with ordered arrangement of nanopores (diameters are about 16 nm). The synthesized mesoporous silica was used as the template for the synthesis
of ZnO nanoparticles using zinc acetylacetonate as ZnO precursor. The as synthesized ZnO incorporated in the mesoporous silica nanocomposite were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, TEM and Photo-luminescent spectrum. ZnO introduction has no extensive influence on the mesoporous structure of
silica. Quantum confinement effects are observed in the case of ZnO nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous silica. The particle size of ZnO is about 3.2 nm. The band gap is broadening to 3.47 eV.",
}