@article{378aed5d436545c0bf824f3b80013438,
title = "Formation of mesopores inside platinum nanospheres by using double hydrophilic block copolymers",
abstract = "We report a simple and facile method for the formation of mesopores inside Pt nanospheres using double hydrophilic block copolymer poly(ethylene oxide-b-vinylpyridine) as template and structure directing agent. The dissolved Pt species strongly interact with the vinylpyridine and ethylene oxide units. The reduction of the Pt species in the presence of polymeric micelles leads to the formation of uniform mesoporous Pt nanospheres.[Figure",
keywords = "Double hydrophilic block copolymers, Mesoporous materials, Mesoporous metals, Platinum",
author = "Bastakoti, {Bishnu Prasad} and Yunqi Li and Sudhina Guragain and Alshehri, {Saad M.} and Shiddiky, {Muhammad J.A.} and Zongwen Liu and Kyubin Shim and Kim, {Jung Ho} and Hossain, {Md Shahriar A.} and Victor Malgras and Yusuke Yamauchi",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially supported by the AIIM (Australian Institute for Innovative Materials) for Gold/2014/2015 and University of Wollongong's Global Challenge Program/2015 grant. The authors extend their appreciation to the International Scientific Partnership Program (ISPP) at King Saud University (KSU) for funding this research work through ISPP-0024 . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Elsevier B.V.",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.matlet.2016.06.076",
language = "English",
volume = "182",
pages = "190--193",
journal = "Materials Letters",
issn = "0167-577X",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
}