Autor: |
Dinakaran Kannaiyan, Saji Thomas Kochuveedu, Yoon Hee Jang, Juyon Lee, Jooyong Kim, Jieun Lee, Ji Yong Lee, Dong Ha Kim, Yu Jin Jang |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2010 |
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Zdroj: |
Polymers, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 490-504 (2010) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2073-4360 |
DOI: |
10.3390/polym2040490 |
Popis: |
We fabricated titanium dioxide (TiO2)-silica (SiO2) nanocomposite structures with controlled morphology by a simple synthetic approach using cooperative sol-gel chemistry and block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly. Mixed TiO2-SiO2 sol-gel precursors were blended with amphiphilic poly(styrene-block-ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) BCPs where the precursors were selectively incorporated into the hydrophilic PEO domains. Changing the volumetric ratio of TiO2-SiO2 sol-gel precursor from 5% to 20%, a stepwise structural inversion occurred from nanodot arrays to discrete nanowires. Template free hybrid inorganic nanostructures were produced after the removal of PS-b-PEO by irradiation of UV light. The morphological evolution and photophysical properties were investigated by microscopic studies, UV-visible absorption and photocatalytic properties. |
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