Structure Characteristics of TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering at Low Pressure

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
A.S. Ahmed ◽  
I.H. Kadim ◽  
A.A. Ramadhan
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Dissociative Adsorption ◽  
Interplanar Distance ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Adsorption Of Water ◽  
Standard Value

Structural properties of TiO2 thin films play a main role in determine the characteristic of the thin films especially their stability and activity, the total pressure has a great influence in determine the crystallinity of the films and the orientation of the facets of their structure, especially the two facet (101) and (001), the enhancing the structure properties will cause to enhance the application efficiency of TiO2 thin films such as the dissociative adsorption of water and the solar cell. Many researcher interest to prepare the TiO2 thin film under the low range of total pressure (less than to 10 Pa) to avoid the low degree of crystalline and the mixed of two phase anatas and rutile, so in our work tend to prepare TiO2 thin films under a high total pressure (more than 10 Pa) with values (10, 20, 50 and 100) Pa and with (1:1) mixed ratio of Argon and Oxygen gases, the pattern of X-Ray diffraction revealed that the structure was polycrystalline and the phase was anatas. The intensity at 2θ ≈ 25.00°, 37.00°, 53.00° and 55.00° correspond to the diffraction from (101), (004), (105) and (211) planes respectively. The intensity and number of peaks decreased with increased the total pressure, the plane (101) could be considered as a prefential growth plane which take a high texture factor and this would decreased with increased the total pressure, the ratio of texture factor between 001 and 101 will increase with decrease the total pressure, The lattice constant and the interplanar distance displayed a greater deviation compared with the standard value at the lowest total pressure than the decrease observed with increased total pressure.

Structural Analysis of CdO2(1-X) AlX Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed-Laser Deposition

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
B.Y. Taher ◽  
A.S. Ahmed ◽  
Hassan J. Alatta
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Pulsed Laser Deposition ◽  
Doping Concentration ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Interplanar Distance ◽  
Laser Deposition ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Diffraction Angle ◽  
Standard Value ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

In this study, CdO2 (1-X) AlX thin films were prepared by pulsed-laser deposition. The X-ray diffraction patterns reveal that the films were polycrystalline with a cubic structure, and the composition of the material changed from CdO at the target to CdO2 in the deposited thin films. The intensity of the diffraction peak (or the texture factor) decreases with increasing hkl and has a maximum value for the (111) plane, the interplanar distance and diffraction angle has a high deviation from the standard value for the (111) plane and. This deviation is affected by doping concentration and shows its highest deviation at a doping concentration of 0.1 wt.% for the (111) and (200), and the 0.3 and 0.5 wt.% for the (210) and (220) planes, respectively. The crystalline size take a less value at plane has a high texture factor that is (111) plane and decreases with increase the doping concentration.

The Influence of Total and Oxygen Partial Pressures on Structure and Hydrophilic Property of TiO2 Thin Films Deposited by Reactive DC Magnetron Sputtering

2008 ◽  
Vol 55-57 ◽  
pp. 465-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surasing Chaiyakun ◽  
A. Buranawong ◽  
T. Deelert ◽  
N. Witit-Anun
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Oxygen Partial Pressure ◽  
Partial Pressure ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
Dc Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Rutile Structure ◽  
Hydrophilic Property ◽  
Partial Pressures

TiO2 thin films have been deposited by reactive DC magnetron sputtering technique to study the effect of total pressure and oxygen partial pressure on structure and hydrophilic properties. The crystal structure and hydrophilic property was measured by XRD and contact angle meter, respectively. The results showed that the films were composed of pure rutile and mixed of anatase/rutile structure dependent on the total pressure and oxygen partial pressure. It was found that all films can perform hydrophilic property. In case of high total pressure, the films showed superhydrophilic property, whereas the films deposited under various oxygen partial pressures with fixed total pressure were all films exhibit superhydrophilic property.

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using nanopillars-TiO2 thin films: Batch reactor studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Lalhriatpuia
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Bet Specific Surface Area ◽  
Interfering Ions

Nanopillars-TiO2 thin films was obtained on a borosilicate glass substrate with (S1) and without (S2) polyethylene glycol as template. The photocatalytic behaviour of S1 and S2 thin films was assessed inthe degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solution under batch reactor operations. The thin films were characterized by the SEM, XRD, FTIR and AFM analytical methods. BET specific surface area and pore sizes were also obtained. The XRD data confirmed that the TiO2 particles are in its anatase mineral phase. The SEM and AFM images indicated the catalyst is composed with nanosized pillars of TiO2, evenly distributed on the surface of the substrate. The BET specific surface area and pore sizes of S1 and S2 catalyst were found to be 5.217 and 1.420 m2/g and 7.77 and 4.16 nm respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of MB was well studied at wide range of physico-chemical parameters. The effect of solution pH (pH 4.0 to 10.0) and MB initial concentration (1.0 to 10.0 mg/L) was extensively studied and the effect of several interfering ions, i.e., cadmium nitrate, copper sulfate, zinc chloride, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, glycine, oxalic acid and EDTA in the photocatalytic degradation of MB was demonstrated. The maximum percent removal of MB was observed at pH 8.0 beyond which it started decreasing and a low initial concentration of the pollutant highly favoured the photocatalytic degradation using thin films and the presence of several interfering ions diminished the photocatalytic activity of thin films to some extent. The overall photocatalytic activity was in the order: S2 > S1 > UV. The photocatalytic degradation of MB was followed the pseudo-first-order rate kinetics. The mineralization of MB was studied with total organic carbon measurement using the TOC (total organic carbon) analysis.

STRUCTURAL, OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NANOCRYSTALLINE TiO2 THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY SOL-GEL SPIN COATING

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
KOMARAIAH DURGAM ◽  
RADHA EPPA ◽  
REDDY M. V. RAMANA ◽  
KUMAR J. SIVA ◽  
R. SAYANNA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Nanocrystalline Tio2

Fe2O3 - TiO2 THIN FILMS PREPARED BY SOL-GEL METHOD

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona-Crina Suciu ◽  
Marcela Corina Rosu ◽  
Teofil Danut Silipas ◽  
Emil Indrea ◽  
Violeta Popescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Gel Method ◽  
Sol Gel Method

Use of Nanopillars-TiO2 Thin Films in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Bromophenol Blue from Aqueous Solution

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
C. Lalhriatpuia ◽  
◽  
Thanhming liana ◽  
K. Vanlaldinpuia
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Bromophenol Blue ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Bet Specific Surface Area ◽  
Interfering Ions

The photocatalytic activity of Nanopillars-TiO2 thin films was assessed in the degradation of Bromophenol blue (BPB) dye from aqueous solution under batch reactor operations. The thin films were characterized by the XRD, SEM and AFM analytical methods. BET specific surface area and pore sizes were also obtained. The XRD data showed anatase phase of TiO2 particles with average particle size of 25.4 and 21.9 nm, for S1 and S2 catalysts respectively. The SEM and AFM images indicated the catalyst composed with Nanosized pillars of TiO2, evenly distributed on the surface of the substrate. The average height of the pillars was found to be 180 and 40 nm respectively for the S1 and S2 catalyst. The BET specific surface area and pore sizes of S1 and S2 catalyst were found to be 5.217 and 1.420 m2/g and 7.77 and 4.16 nm respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of BPB using the UV light was studied at wide range of physico-chemical parametric studies to determine the mechanism of degradation as well as the practical applicability of the technique. The batch reactor operations were conducted at varied pH (pH 4.0 to 10.0), BPB initial concentration (1.0 to 20.0 mg/L) and presence of several interfering ions, i.e., cadmium nitrate, copper sulfate, zinc chloride, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, glycine, oxalic acid and EDTA in the photocatalytic degradation of BPB. The maximum percent removal of BPB was observed at pH 6.0 and a low initial concentration of the pollutant highly favours the photocatalytic degradation using thin films. The presence of several interfering ions suppressed the photocatalytic activity of thin films to some extent. The time dependence photocatalytic degradation of BPB was demonstrated with the pseudo-first-order rate kinetics. Study was further extended with total organic carbon measurement using the TOC (Total Organic Carbon) analysis. This demonstrated an apparent mineralization of BPB from aqueous solutions.

scholarly journals Emergence and Evolution of Crystallization in TiO2 Thin Films: A Structural and Morphological Study

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1409
Author(s):  
Ofelia Durante ◽  
Cinzia Di Giorgio ◽  
Veronica Granata ◽  
Joshua Neilson ◽  
Rosalba Fittipaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Transition Metal Oxides ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Degree Of Crystallinity ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Complementary Techniques

Among all transition metal oxides, titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most intensively investigated materials due to its large range of applications, both in the amorphous and crystalline forms. We have produced amorphous TiO2 thin films by means of room temperature ion-plasma assisted e-beam deposition, and we have heat-treated the samples to study the onset of crystallization. Herein, we have detailed the earliest stage and the evolution of crystallization, as a function of both the annealing temperature, in the range 250–1000 °C, and the TiO2 thickness, varying between 5 and 200 nm. We have explored the structural and morphological properties of the as grown and heat-treated samples with Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffractometry, and Raman spectroscopy. We have observed an increasing crystallization onset temperature as the film thickness is reduced, as well as remarkable differences in the crystallization evolution, depending on the film thickness. Moreover, we have shown a strong cross-talking among the complementary techniques used displaying that also surface imaging can provide distinctive information on material crystallization. Finally, we have also explored the phonon lifetime as a function of the TiO2 thickness and annealing temperature, both ultimately affecting the degree of crystallinity.

scholarly journals Exploiting the properties of TiO2 thin films as a sensing layer on (MEMS)-based sensors for radiation dosimetry applications

AIP Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 025209
Author(s):  
Khaled Shamma ◽  
Abdullah Aldwayyan ◽  
Hamad Albrithen ◽  
Abdullah Alodhayb
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Radiation Dosimetry ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films
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