F. Mizukami et al., THE FORMATION OF RINGS OF PLATINUM DOTS AND THE CONTROL OF THE SIZE OF PLATINUM PARTICLES ON SILICA SURFACES USING ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITES, Advanced materials, 6(11), 1994, pp. 856-858
Organic-inorganic composites can be used to tailor the properties of i
norganic materials. A method of controlling the distribution and dispe
rsion of platinum in platinum-loaded silica using organic-inorganic co
mpounds prepared in two different ways is described, and an explanatio
n for the unexpected formation of rings of platinum dots on the silica
surface (see Figure) is proposed.