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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Determining pore shapes in crystalline materials is established, but challenging for amorphous nanoporous materials.
  • Previous work validated adsorption-controlled 129Xe-NMR for pore size evaluation in slit-shaped porous carbons.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential of adsorption-controlled 129Xe-NMR for pore shape analysis in amorphous nanoporous materials.
  • To differentiate pore shapes (slit vs. cylindrical) and analyze pore connectivity using 129Xe-NMR.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized adsorption-controlled 129Xe-NMR spectroscopy on diverse carbon- and silica-based nanoporous materials.
  • Analyzed pore characteristics using the pore volume to specific surface area ratio (V/SSA) and its inverse (SSA/V).
  • Correlated 129Xe-NMR data with pore geometry and solid-fluid interactions via Lennard-Jones calculations.

Main Results:

  • Distinct δS-SSA/V plots distinguished between cylindrical and slit-shaped nanoporous materials.
  • Cylindrical pores showed higher δS values than slit-shaped pores at equivalent pore sizes, indicating stronger interactions.
  • δS-V/SSA plots revealed distinct correlations for different material series, reflecting pore connectivity gradients.

Conclusions:

  • Adsorption-controlled 129Xe-NMR is a promising technique for analyzing pore shape in amorphous nanoporous materials.
  • The method effectively assesses pore size, shape, and connectivity across various nanoporous material types.
  • This advancement offers new possibilities for characterizing complex nanomaterials.