Fabrication of anatase titania inverse opal films using polystyrene templates

High-performance titania inverse opal films have been derived from a sol-gel procedure using polystyrene colloidal crystals as templates. By carefully controlling the synthetic procedures, the titania inverse opal films display a uniform color over centimeter dimensions. Scanning electron microscopy is employed to characterize the qualities of the titania inverse opal films. Electron diffraction pattern shows a polycrystalline anatase structure of TiO2. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.