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Effect of Particle Size on the Atomic Structure of Amorphous Silica Nanoparticles: Solid-state NMR and Quantum Chemical Calculations

비정질 규산염 나노입자의 입자 크기에 따른 원자 구조 변화 : 고상 핵자기공명 분석 및 양자화학계산 연구

  • Kim, Hyun-Na (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Keun (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 김현나 (서울대학교 지구환경과학부) ;
  • 이성근 (서울대학교 지구환경과학부)
  • Published : 2008.09.30
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Abstract

Amorphous silica nanoparticles are among the most fundamental $SiO_2$ compounds, having implications in diverse geological processes and technological applications. Here, we explore structural details of amorphous silica nanoparticles with varying particle sizes (7 and 14 nm) using $^{29}Si$ and $^{1}H$ MAS NMR spectroscopy together with quantum chemical calculations to have better prospect for their size-dependent atomic structures. $^{29}Si$ MAS NMR spectra at 9.4 T resolve $Q^2,\;Q^3$ and $Q^4$ species at -93 ppm, -101 ppm, -110 ppm, respectively. The fractions of $Q^2,\;Q^3,\;O^4$ species are $7{\pm}1%,\;27{\pm}2%$, and $66{\pm}2%$ for 7 nm amorphous silica nanoparticles and $6{\pm}1%,\;21{\pm}2%$, and $73{\pm}2%$ for 14 nm amorphous silica nanoparticles. Whereas it has been suggested that $Q^2$ and $Q^3$ species exist on particles surfaces, the difference in $Q^{2}\;+\;Q^{3}$ fraction in both 7 and 14 nm particles is not significant, suggesting that $Q^2$ and $Q^3$ species could exist inside particles. $^{1}H$ MAS NMR spectra at 11.7 T shows diverse hydrogen environments, including physisorbed water, hydrogen bonded silanol, and non-hydrogen bonded silanol with varying hydrogen bond strength. The hydrogen contents in the 7nm silica nanoparticles (including water and hydroxyl groups) are about 3 times of that of 14 nm particles. The larger chemical shills for proton environments in the former suggest stronger hydrogen bond strength. The fractions of non-hydrogen bonded silanols in the 14 nm amorphous silica nanoparticles are larger than those in 7 nm amorphous silica nanoparticles. This observation suggests closer proximity among hydrogen atoms in the nanoparticles with smaller diameter. The current results with high-resolution solid-state NMR reveal previously unknown structural details in amorphous silica nanoparticles with particle size.

비정질 규산염 나노입자는 지각에 풍부한 규소와 산소로 이루어진 비다공성 나노입자로서 광물학을 포함한 지구환경과학과 산업적 측면에서 모두 중요한 물질이다. 본 연구에서는 $^{1}H$과 $^{29}Si$ MAS NMR분광분석을 통해 7 nm와 14 nm 규산염 나노입자의 규소와 수소 원자 환경을 측정하고, 입자 크기에 따른 규산염 나노입자 원자 환경 변화를 규명하였다. NMR 스펙트럼의 화학적 이동 값의 이론적 배경을 이해하기 위해 양자화학계간을 통해 $Si_{3}O_{6}H_6,\;Si_{4}O_{5}H_{10},\;Si_{5}O_{4}H_{12}$ 분자계간모델의 화학 차폐를 계산하였다. $^{29}Si$ MAS NMR의 결과, 이중 실라놀(geminal silanol)과 단일 실라놀(single silanol), 실록산(siloxane) 구조의 Si 원자 환경에 해당하는 $Q^2,\;Q^3,\;O^4$가 구분되어 나타나며 입자 크기에 따라 $Q^2,\;Q^3,\;O^4$가 7 nm규산염 나노입자에는 $7{\pm}1%,\;27{\pm}2%,\;66{\pm}2%$, 14 nm 규산염 나노입자에는 $6{\pm}1%,\;21{\pm}2%,\;73{\pm}2%$의 분포를 갖는다. $Q^2,\;Q^3$ 구조는 나노 입자의 표면적에 대부분 존재하는 것으로 예상되었으나, 두 규산염 나노입자의 표면적 차이에 비해 $Q^2,\;Q^3$ 양의 차이가 적으며, 이는 입자 표면 뿐 아니라 입자 내부에도 $Q^2,\;Q^3$ 구조가 존재함을 의미한다. $^{1}H$ MAS NMR 스펙트럼은 물리흡착 된 물(physisorbed water), 수소결합 된 수산기(hydrogen bended silanol), 비 수소결합 된 수산기(non-hydrogen bonded silanol)를 구분하여 나타낸다. 14 nm 비정질 규산염 나노입자에 비해 7nm 나노입자에 약 3.4 배의 수소 원자가 존재하며, 더 강한 수소결합 세기를 갖는다. 전체 수산기 중에서 비 수소결합 된 수산기가 차지하는 비율이 7 nm 규산염 나노입자 보다 14 nm 규산염 나노입자에서 더 높으며, 이는 수소 원자간의 상대적 거리(proximity)가 14 nm 임자에서 더 긴 것을 지시한다. 본 연구결과를 통하여 현재까지 알려지지 않은 규산염 나노입자의 입자의기에 의한 다양한 원자 구조의 변화를 규명하였다.

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