Fl. Chen et Ml. Liu, Preparation of mesoporous yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and YSZ-NiO using a triblock copolymer as surfactant, J MAT CHEM, 10(11), 2000, pp. 2603-2605
Mesoporous yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and YSZ-NiO have been prepared
for the first time using Pluronic P103 as a structure-directing agent and i
norganic chlorides as precursors in a nonaqueous medium. After being fired
at 500 degreesC for 2 h, mesostructured YSZ has a BET surface area of about
146 m(2) g(-1), with an average pore size of 3.8 nm, while mesostructured
YSZ-NiO has a BET surface area of about 108 m(2) g(-1), with an average por
e size of 4.5 nm.