Synergistic Engineering of Thermal Activation and Plasma: Low-Temperature Synthetic Approach for Mesoporous Metal Oxide
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Mesoporous metal oxides have received much attention due to various applications in catalysis, sensors, and energy storage systems. The soft-templating method, which combines molecular self-assembly with sol-gel chemistry, is an effective way to the synthesis of mesoporous metal oxides. However, the conventional soft-templating method should use high-temperature calcination for template removal and inorganic material formation, which restricts the integration on a plastic substrate for flexible devices. Here, we introduce an innovative low-temperature synthetic approach for mesoporous metal oxides by utilizing the synergistic effect of thermal activation and plasma. Thermal activation-assisted plasma (TAP) induces the crystallization of inorganic precursors in addition to effective template removal at low temperatures (150 °C).