Carbon nanotube embedded mesoporous titania pore-hole inorganic hybrid materials with high thermal stability, improved crystallinity and visible-light driven photocatalytic performance.

Highlights: [•] Embedding of CNTs in the mesoporous titania (MT) showed high photoactivity. [•] Embedding of CNTs in the nanophase titania protected the mesoporous framework. [•] Embedding of CNTs in the nanophase titania inhibited undesirable grain growth. [•] Embedding of CNTs in the nanophase titania suppressed phase transformation. [•] Embedding of CNTs in the nanophase titania increased the thermal stability of MT. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]