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Preparation of Large‐Area 3D Ordered Macroporous Titania Films by Silica Colloidal Crystal Templating
Author(s) -
Kuai S.,
Badilescu S.,
Bader G.,
Brüning R.,
Hu X.,
Truong V.V.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200390015
Subject(s) - materials science , colloidal crystal , polystyrene , colloid , template , shrinkage , spheres , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , template method pattern , composite material , polymer , physics , astronomy , engineering
Highly ordered macroporous titania films (see Figure) can be prepared over large areas using colloidal silica spheres as a template. This template material has a number of advantages over the more commonly used polystyrene spheres, such as easy removal of the template by immersion in a warm NaOH solution and shrinkage of the macroporous framework by less than 3 %.
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