A new strategy for building dye-sensitized mesoporous titanias with anatase structure from the bottom-up.
One-pot co-condensation of TBOT with different functionalized coordination dyes.
<em>In-situem> incorporation of the chromophores while crystallizing the semiconductor matrix.
Photoactivity enhancenment under UV and visible irradiation.
Exceptional stability against both photodegradation and leaching.