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SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages 8-14Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2017.04.005
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WOX nanoparticles; Magnetron sputtering deposition; Transparent superhydrophilic thin film; Thermal stability of nano-structure
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- National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST) through Degree and Research Center (DRC) Program [DRC-14-03-KRICT]
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Tungsten trioxide (WOX) films were prepared on a glass substrate by depositing WOX particles using a magnetron sputtering source, which imparted a nano-scale surface roughness to the glass. The chemical and geometric structures of the films were characterized with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The AFM analysis revealed that the WOX nanoparticles, with a lateral size of 65 nm, were randomly distributed on the glass substrate at room temperature. Only a slight rearrangement of particles was observed with no increase of mean particle size after annealing at 100 degrees C under air, while the annealing at 300 degrees C induced aggregation of the WOX, forming larger WOX particles (similar to 85 nm). The formation of micro-sized 2-D islands of WOX was observed upon increasing the annealing temperature to 500 degrees C. The adsorption capabilities of these WOX/glass samples toward methylene blue from an aqueous solution decreased as the annealing temperature increased, which corresponded with the changes of the geometric structure (or number of surface adsorption sites) as annealing temperature increased. Lastly, the optical transmittance and water wettability of WOX/glass samples was evaluated and it was found that the WOX films with nano-scale surface roughness provided super-hydrophilic functionality to the glass substrate while maintaining good transparency over the entire visible light wavelength range. It is suggested that the WOX/glass could be used in fog resistant windows.
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