@article { ISI:000462950400037,
	title = {Self-Assembly Route to TiO2 and TiC with a Liquid Crystalline Order},
	journal = {CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS},
	volume = {31},
	number = {6},
	year = {2019},
	month = {MAR 26},
	pages = {2174-2181},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	type = {Article},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {We report the liquid crystalline self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with peroxotitanate to replicate large freestanding mesoporous films of TiO2 and chiral nematic TiC structures. The compatibility of cellulose liquid crystals with water-soluble peroxotitanate enabled them to self-assemble into flexible chiral nematic TiO2/cellulose composite films. The highly compatible peroxotitanate/CNC mixture is a new liquid crystalline system to investigate the development of photonic films with tunable optical properties and structural replication by varying the ratio of constituents. Iridescent peroxotitanate/CNC composites were heated under hydrothermal conditions and calcined to generate layered mesoporous anatase TiO2 replicas that are robust, semitransparent films. Through magnesiothermic reduction, we transformed carbonized peroxotitanate/ CNC assemblies to mesoporous TiC with a chiral nematic order. Our work shows the potential of the mesoporous TiC to function as a long-life cycle rechargeable lithium-ion battery anode material and may extend this route to other peroxometallate compounds.},
	issn = {0897-4756},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00462},
	author = {Thanh-Dinh Nguyen and Lizundia, Erlantz and Niederberger, Markus and Hamad, Wadood Y. and MacLachlan, Mark J.}
}
