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MATERIALS
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 2697-2746Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma7042697
Keywords
mesoporous titanium dioxide; evaporation-induced self-assembly; non-ionic surfactants; cationic surfactants; dye sensitized solar cells; photocatalytic degradation; water splitting; batteries
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- SD NASA EPSCoR [NNX12AB17G]
- [NSF-DGE-0903685]
- [DE-EE0000270]
- EPSCoR
- Office Of The Director [0903804] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly (EISA) method for the preparation of mesoporous titanium dioxide materials is reviewed. The versatility of EISA method for the rapid and facile synthesis of TiO2 thin films and powders is highlighted. Non-ionic surfactants such as Pluronic P123, F127 and cationic surfactants such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide have been extensively employed for the preparation of mesoporous TiO2. In particular, EISA method allows for fabrication of highly uniform, robust, crack-free films with controllable thickness. Eleven characterization techniques for elucidating the structure of the EISA prepared mesoporous TiO2 are discussed in this paper. These many characterization methods provide a holistic picture of the structure of mesoporous TiO2. Mesoporous titanium dioxide materials have been employed in several applications that include Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs), photocatalytic degradation of organics and splitting of water, and batteries.
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