Surfactants as Promising Media for the Preparation of Crystalline Inorganic Materials

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 54; no. 40; pp. 11616 - 11623
• Main Authors: Xiong, Wei-Wei, Zhang, Qichun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 28-09-2015; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Chalcogenides; Crystal growth; Crystal structure; Crystallinity; Crystals; Inorganic materials; Media; Metal-organic frameworks; Nanoparticles; Pollutants; reaction media; Surfactants; zeolite analogues; Zeolites; zeolite analogues; surfactants; chalcogenides; reaction media; metal-organic frameworks
• ISSN: 1433-7851; 1521-3773
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201502277

Given that surfactants can control the shape and size of micro‐/nanoparticles, they should be able to direct the growth of bulk crystals. This Minireview summarizes recent developments in the application of surfactants for the preparation of new crystalline inorganic materials, including chalcogenides, metal–organic frameworks, and zeolite analogues. The roles of surfactants in different reaction systems are discussed.
Multifaceted media: Since surfactants can control the shape and size of micro‐/nanoparticles, they are also able to direct the growth of bulk crystals. Recent developments in the use of surfactants in the preparation of crystalline inorganic materials, including chalcogenides, metal–organic frameworks, and zeolite analogues, are summarized in this Minireview.