Direct synthesis and characterization of Ti-containing mesoporous silica thin films

Zi Le Hua, Jian Lin Shi*, Wen Hua Zhang, Wei Min Huang

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

10 Scopus citations

Abstract

Using acetylacetone as the hydrolysis-retarding agent, titanium has been directly incorporated into mesoporous silica thin films by a dip-coating method for the first time. Evidence from the ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorbance spectra, high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM), energy dispersion spectrum (EDS) and electron probe X-ray microanalysis (EPMA) indicated that Ti atoms were homogeneously dispersed in the siliceous framework and existed in the form of a Ti-O-Si bond. The increase of the film's basal spacing accompanied with an increase of Ti content was also observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-304
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume53
Issue number4-5
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acetylacetone
  • Direct synthesis
  • Mesoporous silica thin films
  • Titanium
  • UV-Vis spectra

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Direct synthesis and characterization of Ti-containing mesoporous silica thin films'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this