Combining mixed titania morphologies into a complex assembly thin film by iterative block-copolymer-based sol–gel templating

@article{Niedermeier2012CombiningMT,
  title={Combining mixed titania morphologies into a complex assembly thin film by iterative block-copolymer-based sol–gel templating},
  author={Martin Niedermeier and David Magerl and Qi Zhong and Abutu Nathan and Volker K{\"o}rstgens and J Perlich and Stephan V Roth and Peter M{\"u}ller‐Buschbaum},
  journal={Nanotechnology},
  year={2012},
  volume={23},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:24041269}
}
Sol–gel templating combined with iterative spin-coating steps are used to custom-tailor hierarchically structured titania thin films, which exhibits holes with a size of 45 nm which makes it promising for applications in photovoltaics or photocatalysis.
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