Effect of zirconium incorporation on the stabilization of TiO2 mesoporous structure

The effect of incorporating zirconium dioxide in TiO2 mesoporous films was investigated. Improved stability of the mesoporous structure of the synthesized TiO2/ZrO2 nanocomposites could be related to the suppression of titania crystallites growth and the formation of Ti1−xZrxO2 solid solution, as wa...

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Published in:Surface and interface analysis 2010-06, Vol.42 (6-7), p.1276-1280
Main Authors: Gnatyuk, Yu, Smirnova, N., Korduban, O., Eremenko, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystallites
Interface analysis
mesoporous films
Nanocomposites
solid solution
Solid solutions
Ti1−xZrxO2
TiO2/ZrO2
Titanium dioxide
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Zirconium
Zirconium dioxide
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Summary:The effect of incorporating zirconium dioxide in TiO2 mesoporous films was investigated. Improved stability of the mesoporous structure of the synthesized TiO2/ZrO2 nanocomposites could be related to the suppression of titania crystallites growth and the formation of Ti1−xZrxO2 solid solution, as was inferred by the results of optical properties, AFM, XRD and XPS investigations. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0142-2421
1096-9918
1096-9918
DOI:10.1002/sia.3494