One-pot synthesis of highly crystalline mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle assemblies with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Ioannis Tamiolakis; Ioannis N. Lykakis; Alexandros P. Katsoulidis; Gerasimos S. Armatas

doi:10.1039/C2CC33122E

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One-pot synthesis of highly crystalline mesoporous TiO₂nanoparticle assemblies with enhanced photocatalytic activity†

Ioannis Tamiolakis,^a Ioannis N. Lykakis,^b Alexandros P. Katsoulidis^c and Gerasimos S. Armatas*^a

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^a Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
E-mail: garmatas@materials.uoc.gr
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^b Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece

^c Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

Abstract

We report an unprecedented formation of mesoporous titania via a surfactant-assisted aggregating assembly of TiO₂ nanoparticles. These mesostructures possess a highly crystalline anatase phase, large and accessible pore surface area, and exhibit superior photocatalytic performance.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33122E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 01 Apr 2012
Accepted: 11 May 2012
First published: 11 May 2012

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Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6687-6689

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One-pot synthesis of highly crystalline mesoporous TiO₂ nanoparticle assemblies with enhanced photocatalytic activity

I. Tamiolakis, I. N. Lykakis, A. P. Katsoulidis and G. S. Armatas, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 6687 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC33122E

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