Precise Design of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Using Nanostructured Solids as Template

Precise design of the shape and the size of titanium dioxide particle is a key for many application. Among available methods, in the present review, those using porous template are summarized. Porous materials especially nanoporous materials with periodic pore structures are attractive to prepare nanoparticles with precisely controlled shape and size. SBA-15, one of the mesoporous silica, has been used most extensively due to the pore size suitable as template to design titanium dioxide nanoparticle. Synthetic methods and characterization have been extensively examined to design nanoarchitecture of titanium dioxide-nanoporous solids precisely.

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In this review, methods for precise design of titanium dioxide particles using porous templates are summarized, with a focus on the use of nanoporous material SBA-15 as a template. Synthetic methods and characterization techniques are extensively examined for the precise design of nanoarchitecture in titanium dioxide-nanoporous solids.