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Controlling the size of connecting windows in three-dimensionally ordered macroporous TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic activity

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Herein, for the first time, three-dimensionally ordered macroporous TiO2 (3DOM-TiO2) with well-tuned sizes of connecting windows were synthesized by regulation the driving force of the self-assembly process. 3DOM-TiO2 materials exhibit a clear relationship between photocatalytic activities and connecting window sizes, which provides a new perspective on the connecting window size effect. The possible mechanism of 3DOM-TiO2 with window-size dependent effect is also proposed, and it would guide further design and synthesis of highly efficient photocatalysts with controllable inverse opal structures.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (BK20150259) and Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province, China (17KJB150001).

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    Man Zhou, Chujun Hou, Jingwen Chen, Jie Jin, Lijun Ju, Song Xu, Chao Yao & Zhongyu Li

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  3. School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China

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Zhou, M., Hou, C., Chen, J. et al. Controlling the size of connecting windows in three-dimensionally ordered macroporous TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic activity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 11972–11981 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9299-2

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