title: Continuous mesoporous titania nanocrystals: their growth in confined space and scope for application.
abstract: Enjoying the single lifestyle: With an overwhelming efficiency compared to thermally sintered preformed nanocrystals, mesoporous single crystals (MSCs) of TiO2 constitute a new class of semiconductor materials for low-cost solar power, solar fuel, photocatalysis, and energy storage applications. This Highlight explores the benefits of template-directed seed-mediated growth in the confined space of a preseeded mesoporous template, and possible research avenues for further improvements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603 (USA), Fax: (+1) 352-392-8758. saikatdutta@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Saikat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhaumik
mesh_terms: D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D016062:Porosity; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium
keywords: crystal growth; mesoporous materials; semiconductors; template synthesis; titania