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The chapter on “Mesostructured Thin Film Oxides” addressed three main topics. The first is a brief introduction to mesostructured materials, focusing on mesostructure assembly and general synthesis and processing considerations as well as properties and characteristics of periodically ordered mesostructured materials with an emphasis on thin film oxides is given. In the second part, periodically organized transition metal oxide thin films with nanocrystalline mesostructure frameworks are discussed, including the assembly/nanocrystallization chemistry behind such inherently functional porous thin films, using mesostructured semiconducting anatase titania as a general example. A particular challenge is how to combine a three-dimensional ordered porous structure with a high degree of framework crystallinity. The third part focuses on recent promising applications of periodically organized multi-compositional mesostructured transition metal oxide-based thin films and is divided into the areas of (1) optical, electrical, and electrochemical applications, (2) photocatalytic and electrochromic applications and (3) photovoltaic/solar cell applications. The chapter ends with some conclusions and a brief outlook on the potential and promise of mesostructured thin film oxides as future low-cost solar energy conversion materials and photocatalysts.

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    Michael H. Bartl

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Stucky, G.D., Bartl, M.H. (2010). Mesostructured Thin Film Oxides. In: Ramanathan, S. (eds) Thin Film Metal-Oxides. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0664-9_8

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