articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietyJul 17, 2003Closed access

Controlled Formation of Highly Organized Mesoporous Titania Thin Films:  From Mesostructured Hybrids to Mesoporous Nanoanatase TiO 2

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris · +1 more institution

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Abstract

In this paper, we report the complete synthesis and characterization procedures to generate highly organized and oriented mesoporous titania thin films, using poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based templates. Controlled conditions in the deposition, postsynthesis, and thermal treatment steps allow one to tailor the final mesostructure (2D hexagonal, p6m, or 3D cubic, Im3m). Various techniques were used to determine the time evolution of the mesostructure. Spectroscopic techniques (UV/vis, (17)O NMR) and EXAFS/XANES have been used to follow the chemical changes in the Ti(IV) environment. Crossing these techniques spanning all ranges permits a complete description of the chemistry all the way from solution to the…

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