Incorporation of isolated Ti sites into mesoporous silica thin films by sugar surfactant complexation

- Mixed sugar-based and cationic surfactants used to create mesoporous titanosilicate thin films.
- Complexation between titanium precursor and maltoside headgroup promotes uniform titanium incorporation.
- High level of isolated tetracoordinated titanium sites demonstrated by UV/vis spectroscopy.
- Pm3n pore structure found in films, which should be accessible for adsorption and catalysis.