Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal11010091
Keywords
atmospheric pressure plasma jet technique; TiO2 thin films; photocatalytic; wettability
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- MEXT Promotion of Distinctive Joint Research Center Program [JPMXP0618217662]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films were deposited on glass and silicon substrates using the atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) technique. Characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy were used to study the structure and morphology of the TiO2 thin films, showing strong UV absorption and efficient photocatalytic decomposition performance.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been widely used as a catalyst material in different applications such as photocatalysis, solar cells, supercapacitor, and hydrogen production, due to its better chemical stability, high redox potential, wide band gap, and eco-friendly nature. In this work TiO2 thin films have been deposited onto both glass and silicon substrates by the atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) technique. The structure and morphological properties of TiO2 thin films are studied using different characterization techniques like X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy. XRD study reveals the bronze-phase of TiO2. The XPS study shows the presence of Ti, O, C, and N elements. The FE-SEM study shows the substrate surface is well covered with a nearly round shaped grain of different size. The optical study shows that all the deposited TiO2 thin films exhibit strong absorption in the ultraviolet region. The oleic acid photocatalytic decomposition study demonstrates that the water contact angle decreased from 80.22 to 27.20 degrees under ultraviolet illumination using a TiO2 photocatalyst.
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