期刊
THIN SOLID FILMS
卷 495, 期 1-2, 页码 327-332出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.08.240
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Titania coatings; sol-gel; photocatalysis; azo dye
Thin TiO2 films were prepared from a titanium isopropoxide precursor by sol-gel processing with or without various nonionic surfactant molecules (Brij 56, Triton X-100 or Pluronic F-127). The photocatalytic efficiency of the transparent films obtained by a dip-coating technique was found to depend strongly on the use of and type of surfactant added. Titania/Pluronic sols resulted in homogeneous and crack-free TiO2 anatase films with a thickness as much as 300 nm after one dipping and heat-treatment (500 vertical bar degrees C) cycle. Optical properties of the films were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy and crystalline structures by X-ray diffraction. A surfactant-assisted sol-gel process retarded crystallization of the anatase titania films, which resulted in smaller grain sizes (down to 10 nm) and presumably a larger active surface area. The morphology of the film surfaces as obtained by SEM techniques could be also correlated with the results of our photodegradation studies. The photocatalytic activity of the films was enhanced by first coating the glass substrate with a SiO2 protective layer prior to the deposition of the titania film. For our in situ studies of photodegradation we chose the monoazo dye Plasmocorinth B as a model compound as it is stable under environmental conditions and its degradation products are not coloured. The highest photobleaching rate was found for films deposited from the sol with addition of the Pluronic surfactant and it was almost twice as high as that for films deposited from sols without the surfactant. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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