title: Multi-modal mesoporous TiO(2)-ZrO(2) composites with high photocatalytic activity and hydrophilicity.
abstract: Utilizing the amphiphilic triblock copolymer Pluronic P123 as the surfactant, and Ti(O(n)Bu)(4) and ZrOCl(2)·8H(2)O as the inorganic sources, a series of multi-modal mesoporous TiO(2)-ZrO(2) composites have been successfully synthesized through a one-step method. The resultant materials were characterized in detail by x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, high resolution scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, N(2) adsorption and water contact angle measurements. The effect of calcination temperatures on the physical parameters, hydrophilicity and photocatalytic activity of the obtained mesoporous TiO(2)-ZrO(2) composites was also investigated in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China. State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computation Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Kesong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Honggang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chia-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sun