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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

UV Irradiation as a Versatile Low-Temperature Strategy for Fabricating Templated Mesoporous Titania Films.

Guangjiu Pan, Shanshan Yin, Linus F Huber, Zerui Li, Ting Tian, Lukas V Spanier, Huaying Zhong, Tianfu Guan, Caroline R Ehgartner, Nicola Hüsing and 3 more

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

Guangjiu PanChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Shanshan YinChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Linus F HuberChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Zerui LiChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Ting TianChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Lukas V SpanierChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Huaying ZhongChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Tianfu GuanChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Caroline R EhgartnerChemistry and Physics of Materials, Paris-Lodron University Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer Straße 2a, Salzburg, 5020, Austria.
Nicola HüsingChemistry and Physics of Materials, Paris-Lodron University Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer Straße 2a, Salzburg, 5020, Austria.
Matthias SchwartzkopfDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Stephan V RothDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Peter Müller-BuschbaumChair for Functional Materials, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-6088

Funding

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Bildung und Kultus, Wissenschaft und Kunst SolTechCenter for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenChina Scholarship CouncilDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft IRTG2022,EXC2089/1-390776260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesoporous titania thin films offer promising applications in sensors, batteries, and solar cells. The traditional soft templating methods rely on high-temperature calcination, which is energy-intensive, incompatible with thermosensitive flexible substrates, and destructive for titania structures. This work demonstrates UV irradiation as a versatile low-temperature and energy-saving alternative for mesoporous crystalline titania fabrication. Grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering analysis reveals a three-stage crystallization process with increasing UV irradiation time supported by photoluminescence data. UV-irradiation-derived samples exhibit crystallinity and crystal size comparable to that of calcination. Integration with block copolymer templated sol-gel synthesis enables the creation of various morphologies, including cylindrical, ordered spherical, and hybrid structures. Characterizations via scanning electron microscopy and grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering confirm the homogeneity of morphology in the resulting films. The resulting films maintain similar optical properties despite morphological differences, as demonstrated by photoluminescence and UV-vis measurements. The versatility of UV irradiation extends to different titanium precursors, underscoring it as a flexible and efficient method for mesoporous titania thin film fabrication at low temperatures.

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block copolymerslow‐temperature synthesismesoporousthin filmstitania

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PMID39690833
PMCPMC11798364

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