The structure of porous TiO 2 prepared by electrochemical anodization in a fluoride-containing ethylene glycol electrolyte solution was quantitatively studied using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and ultra-small-angle neutron scattering (USANS). The cylindrical pores along the coaxial direction were somewhat irregular in shape, were widely distributed in diameter, and seemed to have a broadly pseudo-hexagonal arrangement. The scattering from the pore wall showed a negative deviation from Porod scattering, indicating that the interface between TiO 2 and the pore was not sharp. A density gradient of around 40-60 Å at the pore wall (i.e. the interface between the pore and the TiO 2 matrix) was estimated using both constant and semi-sigmoidal interface models. This gradient may be due to the presence of fluorine and carbon partially absorbed by the pore wall from the fluoride-containing electrolyte or to sorbed water molecules on the wall. The neutron contrast-matching point between the TiO 2 matrix and the pores filled with liquid H 2 O/D 2 O mixtures was 51/49%(v/v) H 2 O/D 2 O, yielding an estimated mass density of 3.32 g cm À3 . The specific surface area of the sample derived from the (U)SANS data was around 939-1003 m 2 cm À3 (283-302 m 2 g À1 ).
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