Tuning Texture and Morphology of Mesoporous TiO₂ by Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel Syntheses.

ABSTRACT: The development of powerful synthetic methodologies is paramount in the design of advanced nanostructured materials. Owing to its remarkable properties and low cost, nanostructured TiO₂ is widely investigated for applications such as photocatalysis, energy conversion or energy storage. In this article we report the synthesis of mesoporous TiO₂ by three different non-hydrolytic sol-gel routes, and we investigate the influence of the synthetic route and of the presence and nature of the solvent on the structure, texture and morphology of the materials. The first route is the well-known ether route, based on the reaction of TiCl₄ with iPr₂O. The second and third routes, which have not been previously described for the synthesis of mesoporous TiO₂, involve the reaction of Ti(OiPr)₄ with stoich

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278356 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature