Versatility of Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly (EISA) method for preparation of mesoporous TiO2 for energy and environmental applications

Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2697-2746

  Mahoney, Luther ^a   Koodali, Ranjit T ^a  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Batteries; Cationic surfactants; Dye sensitized solar cells; Evaporation induced self assembly; Mesoporous titanium dioxide; Non ionic surfactants; Photocatalytic degradation; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHARACTERIZATION; DYES; EVAPORATION; FILM PREPARATION; IONIC LIQUIDS; OXIDES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; EVAPORATION-INDUCED SELF-ASSEMBLY; MESOPOROUS TITANIUM DIOXIDE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; WATER SPLITTING;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84899155826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma7042697     Document Type: Review

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