Formation of continuous cubic mesoporous films by spin casting

The simple spin casting technique has been successfully used for producing mesoporous thin films on glass substrate. The films are found to be homogeneous and continuous in a large size scale, however, the mesostructural phase of the film has been controlled systematically among amorphous (A), one-dimensional hexagonal (1-dH), cubic (C) and Lamellae (L) by increasing surfactant to TEOS concentration ratio in the casting solution. The 1-dH as well as cubic structure is thermally stable after the calcination so that a mesoporous thin film is obtained by surfactant removal. The solution additives of l-propanol and 2-butanol might play a roll in the direct formation of the primitive cubic phase in the film form which has never been obtained.