Cheng, T., Zhang, G., Xia, Y., Ji, Q., Xiao, Y., Wang, X., Wang, M., Liu, R., Qiu, B., Chen, G. and Chen, H. (2016) Template-Free Synthesis of Titania Architectures with Controlled Morphology Evolution. Journal of Materials Science, 51, 3941-3956.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9713-6

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Comparison of Surface Characteristics of Mesoporous Titania Prepared in Matrix-Free Solutions and Using Triton X Reverse Micelles

  AUTHORS: Polyxeni Paschalidou, Charis R. Theocharis

  KEYWORDS: Titanium Dioxide, Surface Characteristics, Mesopores, Inverse Micelles, Synthesis

  JOURNAL NAME: Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol.11 No.11, November 6, 2020

  ABSTRACT: Titania nanoparticles have been prepared from the precursor compound Ti(OiPr)4 using Triton X reverse micelles with varying surfactant tail, in a matrix-free aqueous (pH 2) and in non-aqueous phase (benzyl alcohol and glacial acetic acid, solvothermal method). The importance of this work lies in the further elucidation in the synthetic methodology of preparing well-characterized nanoporous solids. Comparison of the texture characteristics and surface properties of the samples prepared from each technique, was carried out using physicochemical techniques: pXRD, ΒΕΤ/DFT/BJH, FTIR, DRUV-Vis and SEM. The results show that the use of Triton X reverse micelles with varying surfactant size results in TiO2 solids with adjustable surface characteristics in contrast to matrix-free. Specifically, samples of the latter methods present higher surface area values at lower calcination temperatures but present reduced thermal stability and control of their surface properties.