Fabrication and characterization of nano TiO{sub 2} thin films at low temperature
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072 (China)
Anatase TiO{sub 2} thin films were successfully prepared on glass slide substrates via a sol-gel method from refluxed sol (RS) containing anatase TiO{sub 2} crystals at low temperature of 100 deg. C. The influences of various refluxing time on crystallinity, morphology and size of the RS sol and dried TiO{sub 2} films particles were discussed. These samples were characterized by infrared absorption spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy (UV-vis). The photocatalytic activities of the TiO{sub 2} thin films were assessed by the degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution. The results indicated that titania films thus obtained were transparent and their maximal light transmittance exceeded 80% under visible light region. The TiO{sub 2} thin films prepared from RS-6 sol showed the highest photocatalytic activity, when the calcination temperature is higher than 300 deg. C. The degradation of methyl orange of RS-6 thin films reached 99% after irradiated for 120 min, the results suggested that the TiO{sub 2} thin films prepared from RS sol exhibited high photoactivities.
- OSTI ID:
- 20895261
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 41, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2006.02.033; PII: S0025-5408(06)00081-X; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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