scholarly journals Enhancement of Photocatalytic Activities with Nanosized Polystyrene Spheres Patterned Titanium Dioxide Films for Water Purification

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeon Jin Seo ◽  
Ji Won Lee ◽  
Young Hoon Na ◽  
Jin-Hyo Boo
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Water Purification ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Polystyrene Spheres ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide Films ◽  
Photocatalytic Activities

For environmental applications, such as water and air purification utilizing photocatalysts, we synthesized patterned titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films using polystyrene (PS) spheres. This was primarily done to enhance the surface area and photocatalytic activities. TiO2 thin films were deposited on silicon wafers attached to variously sized PS spheres via the spin coating method and were annealed at 600 °C. The processing step involved patterning and coating a TiO2 sol–gel. The photocatalytic performance was analyzed using an UV–visible spectrophotometer. Within 20 min, a high catalytic efficiency (98% removal) with a 20-time faster decomposition rate of the malachite green (MG) solution than that of the nonpatterned TiO2 was obtained from the patterned TiO2 with 400 nm sized PS due to the large surface area. In addition, the phenol in the water removed as much as 50% within 2 h with the same photocatalyst, which was expected to be one of the strong candidates to be applied to the next generation of photocatalysts for water purification.

Bactericidal and photocatalytic activities of TiO2 thin films prepared by sol–gel and reverse micelle methods

2002 ◽  
Vol 153 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy C Yu ◽  
Hung Yuk Tang ◽  
Jiaguo Yu ◽  
H.C Chan ◽  
Lizhi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Reverse Micelle ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Photocatalytic Activities

Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Special Substrates Coated by Titanium Dioxide Nanostructured Thin Films via Sol-Gel Process

2011 ◽  
pp. 246-279
Author(s):  
Hamid Dadvar ◽  
Farhad E. Ghodsi ◽  
Saeed Dadvar
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Nanostructured Thin Films ◽  
Precursor Material ◽  
Synthesis Properties ◽  
Antibacterial Surfaces

In this chapter, the sol-gel made titanium dioxide nanostructured thin films deposited on special substrates such as glasses, mica, steels, textiles, fibers, and other organic/inorganic substrates were reviewed. Through this review, several distinctive properties such as optical, electrical, photocatalytic, morphological, and mechanical properties of TiO2 nanostructured thin films were described. Also, a wide range of practical application of TiO2 nanostructured thin films such as dye-sensitised solar cells, optical coatings, humidity and gas sensors, selfcleaning, dielectric, and antibacterial surfaces were discussed in details. Dip and spin coating techniques were demonstrated as suitable methods for deposition of thin films. It has been shown that properties of such films can be affected by type of coating technique, stabilizer, precursor material, solvents, pH and viscosity of precursor solution, aging, and etc. Finally, Successive Interference Fringes Method (SIFM) was presented as a simple method for the determination of optical constants and thickness of TiO2 thin films from single transmission measurements.

Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Special Substrates Coated by Titanium Dioxide Nanostructured Thin Films via Sol-Gel Process

2014 ◽  
pp. 218-250
Author(s):  
Hamid Dadvar ◽  
Farhad E. Ghodsi ◽  
Saeed Dadvar
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Nanostructured Thin Films ◽  
Precursor Material ◽  
Synthesis Properties ◽  
Antibacterial Surfaces

In this chapter, the sol-gel made titanium dioxide nanostructured thin films deposited on special substrates such as glasses, mica, steels, textiles, fibers, and other organic/inorganic substrates were reviewed. Through this review, several distinctive properties such as optical, electrical, photocatalytic, morphological, and mechanical properties of TiO2 nanostructured thin films were described. Also, a wide range of practical application of TiO2 nanostructured thin films such as dye-sensitised solar cells, optical coatings, humidity and gas sensors, selfcleaning, dielectric, and antibacterial surfaces were discussed in details. Dip and spin coating techniques were demonstrated as suitable methods for deposition of thin films. It has been shown that properties of such films can be affected by type of coating technique, stabilizer, precursor material, solvents, pH and viscosity of precursor solution, aging, and etc. Finally, Successive Interference Fringes Method (SIFM) was presented as a simple method for the determination of optical constants and thickness of TiO2 thin films from single transmission measurements.

Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Spin-Coating Method

2011 ◽  
Vol 312-315 ◽  
pp. 1027-1031
Author(s):  
Mohd Noor Asiah ◽  
Mat Zain Basri ◽  
Mohamad Rusop
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Spin Coating ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Nanostructured Titanium ◽  
Annealing Temperatures ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy

This paper investigated the electrical properties of nanostructured Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) thin films prepared by the sol-gel method at different annealing temperatures. The precursor used was Titanium (IV) butoxide at concentration of 0.4 M. The TiO2 thin films were deposited on the glass and silicon substrates by using the spin coating technique. The influence of annealing temperatures on the electrical, structural, surface morphology and optical properties of the films were characterized by I-V measurement, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and UV-Vis Spectroscopy, respectively. It was found that the electrical properties of TiO2¬ thin films were changed due to the changes of annealing temperatures. As the annealing temperatures rises, the resistivity of the film found to be decreased. The result also shows that films which does not applied annealing temperature called as deposited were found to be amorphous while the films with annealing temperature T = 350oC and above became crystalline structure. The anatase phase can be obtained at annealing temperatures from T = 350oC up to T = 500oC.

scholarly journals Engineering structure and functionalities of chemical vapor deposited photocatalytic titanium dioxide films through different types of precursors

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Samelor ◽  
Asiya Turgambaeva ◽  
Vladislav Krisyuk ◽  
Adeline Miquelot ◽  
Jeremy Cure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposited ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Key Enabling Technologies

The photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide TiO2 thin films, a seminal semiconductor material in solar radiation involving key enabling technologies depend on their structural characteristics which, in turn are monitored...

Characterization and Annealing Effects of Titanium Dioxide Films Prepared by a Sol-Gel Process

2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 891-894
Author(s):  
Shui Yang Lien
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Tio2 Film ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Pure Tio2 ◽  
Etching Time ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide Films ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Annealing Effects

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has received intense interest because of the numerous technical applications. In this work, the TiO2 thin films were deposited on Si substrates by spin coating from a TiO2 solution prepared by a sol-gel method. It was found that the TiO2 film properties strongly depended on the post annealing conditions. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) were used to investigate the compositional and chemical states of the thermal-treated TiO2 samples. For the TiO2 samples annealed in atmosphere, the contents of -C and -OH bonds increased when the process temperature increased. From XPS measurement, the atomic concentrations of carbon and oxygen in the film are determined to be approximately 46% and 37%, respectively. However, for the samples annealed in oxygen, the contents of -C and -OH bonds were found to decrease when the anneal temperature increased. The concentrations of carbon and oxygen in the film were approximately 11% and 59%, respectively. To further investigate the behavior, the in-depth concentration profile of carbon was measured for the TiO2 samples under different etching time. It was found that the carbon concentration drastically decreased from 11% (surface) to 0.2% (near the interface). The result indicates that the pure TiO2 film could be obtained by sol-gel coating with a suitable annealing process.

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

Nanostructured TiO2 thin films for DSSCs prepared by sol gel technique

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Noraini Abu Bakar ◽  
Huda Abdullah ◽  
Kamisah Mohamad Mahbor
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Nanostructured Tio2 ◽  
Gel Technique
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