Morphology-controlled synthesis of mesoporous silica with co-template of surfactant P123 and ionic liquid [Dmim]Cl

Hollow silica spheres with mesoporous wall have been synthesized with only ionic liquid ([Dmim]Cl) as the template, and meanwhile, prism-like silica tubes with mesoporous wall have been constructed with the ionic liquid and a nonionic surfactant (P123) as the co-template via sol-gel method for the first time.