Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 3377-3386Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18444
Keywords
Fe3+ doping TiO2 film; recoverable superhydrophilicity; long-lasting antifogging; DFT calculations
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1809213, U1809214]
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A Fe3+ doped TiO2 film with long-lasting superhydrophilicity and antifogging is prepared in this study, and experiments along with density-functional theory calculations are conducted to investigate the antifogging performance and the underlying microscopic mechanism of Fe3+ doped TiO2. The results show that Fe3+ doping can enhance the photolysis ability of TiO2 under sunlight exposure and stabilize the hydroxyl adsorbate on TiO2 surface, leading to a long-lasting superhydrophilicity.
Based on the superhydrophilicity of titanium dioxide (TiO2) after ultraviolet irradiation, it has a high potential in the application of antifogging. However, a durable superhydrophilic state and a broader photoresponse range are necessary. Considering the enhancement of the photoresponse of TiO2, doping is an effective method to prolong the superhydrophilic state. In this paper, a Fe3+. doped TiO2 film with long-lasting superhydrophilicity and antifogging is prepared by sol-gel method. The experiment and density-functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to investigate the antifogging performance and the underlying microscopic mechanism of Fe3+. doped TiO2. Antifogging tests demonstrate that 1.0 mol % Fe3+. doping leads to durable antifogging performance which lasts 60 days. The DFT calculations reveal that the Fe3+ doping can both increase the photolysis ability of TiO2 under sunlight exposure and enhance the stability of the hydroxyl adsorbate on TiO2 surface, which are the main reasons for a long-lasting superhydrophilicity of TiO2 after sunlight exposure.
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