Delineating the first few seconds of supramolecular self-assembly of mesostructured titanium oxide thin films through time-resolved small angle x-ray scattering

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dc.contributor.authorLuca, Ven_AU
dc.contributor.authorBertram, WKen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSizgek, GDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorYang, Ben_AU
dc.contributor.authorCookson, DJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-19T04:33:34Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T05:07:12Zen_AU
dc.date.available2009-06-19T04:33:34Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T05:07:12Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2008-10-07en_AU
dc.date.statistics2008-10-07en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe early stages of evaporation induced self-assembly of titanium oxide mesophases from a precursor solution containing TiCl4 and the Pluronic triblock copolymer F-127 in HCl-water-ethanol solution have been studied using time-resolved SAXS techniques. Two experimental protocols were used to conduct these experiments. In one of these, the precursor solution was pumped around a closed loop as solvent was allowed to evaporate at a constant humidity-controlled rate. In the second protocol, a film of precursor solution was measured periodically as it dried completely to a residue under a stream of dry air. This permitted the detailed monitoring of changes in solution chemistry as a function of the elimination of volatile components followed by the actual drying process itself. The SAXS data were modeled in terms of two Guinier radii for soft nanoparticles while a broad Gaussian feature in the scatter profiles was accounted for by particle-article scattering interference due to close packing. For the initial precursor solution, one Guinier radius was found to be about 17 (A) over circle while the other ranged from 4 to 11 (A) over circle. Changing the rate of evaporation affected the two radii differently with a more pronounced effect on the smaller particle size range. Analysis gave an interparticle distance in the range 55-80 (A) over circle for the initial precursor solution which decreased steadily at both of the humidities investigated as evaporation proceeded and the particle packing increased. These results represent the first attempts to monitor in a precise fashion the growth of nano building blocks during the initial stages of the self-assembly process of a titanium oxide mesophase. © 2008, American Chemical Societyen_AU
dc.identifier.citationLuca, V., Bertram, W. K., Sizgek, G. D., Yang, B., & Cookson, D. (2008). Delineating the first few seconds of supramolecular self-assembly of mesostructured titanium oxide thin films through time-resolved small angle x-ray scattering. Langmuir, 24(19), 10737-10745. doi:10.1021/la801488ben_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1460en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0743-7463en_AU
dc.identifier.issue19en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleLangmuiren_AU
dc.identifier.pagination10737-10745en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la801488ben_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/1437en_AU
dc.identifier.volume24en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_AU
dc.subjectTitanium oxidesen_AU
dc.subjectThin filmsen_AU
dc.subjectSmall angle scatteringen_AU
dc.subjectEvaporationen_AU
dc.subjectSurfactantsen_AU
dc.subjectSpectroscopyen_AU
dc.titleDelineating the first few seconds of supramolecular self-assembly of mesostructured titanium oxide thin films through time-resolved small angle x-ray scatteringen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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