Coated Hydrophilic Thin Film on Glasses Using Freeze Drying-Assisted Sol-Gel Technique for Self-Cleaning Building Materials

2010 ◽  
Vol 150-151 ◽  
pp. 1484-1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Lin ◽  
Xiang Chao Zhang

Titanium dioxide thin film has been successfully synthesized deposited on ITO glass substrates by the sol–gel dip-coating method using freeze drying technique. The precursor and TiO2 film were characterized using XRD, AFM and UV-vis absorption spectra analysis technologies. The XRD result demonstrates that the TiO2 film is well crystallized and consists of anatase phase only with (101) plane. The morphology of the nanoparticles of TiO2 thin film is spherical shape with grain size of 30.1 nm in average diameter and the surface of the TiO2 film is smooth. There is a strong wide UV absorption band around 387 nm and the calculated band gap (Eg) value of the TiO2 thin film is about 3.18 eV. The water contact angles for the thin film was only about 12°. The freeze drying-assisted sol-gel technique offers a novel process route in treating hydrophilic glasses for self-cleaning building materials and would be widely application for building energy saving.


2009 ◽  
Vol 620-622 ◽  
pp. 695-698
Author(s):  
Jing Ma ◽  
Wen Xiu Liu ◽  
Xiao Guang Qu ◽  
Dan Ni Yu ◽  
Wen Bin Cao

TiO2 thin film was prepared on soda lime glass by hydrolysis of Ti(OC4H9)4 in alcoholic solutions by sol-gel method combined with spin-coating and calcination different temperatures. Prepared samples were characterized by XRD, FESEM, and measurement of contact angles and transmittance. XRD identification reveals that the films are composed of anatase TiO2 when the annealing temperature was set at 450~550 oC. SiO2 layer was coated on the surface of the glass firstly to barrier the diffusing of sodium ions from the substrate. Light-induced superhydrophilicity of the TiO2 thin film has been investigated. To increase the illumination light intensity will decrease the water contact angle. The superhydrophilicity of the TiO2 thin film will disappear more slowly in the dark than that in the field of ultrasound.



2010 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukesh Kumar ◽  
Mukesh Kumar ◽  
Dinesh Kumar


2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 1465-1467
Author(s):  
Chien Jung Huang ◽  
Kuo Chien Liao ◽  
Yan Kuin Su

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film on glass substrate is fabricated by sol-gel method. The TiO2 film is sintered at various temperatures for investigation on the refraction index and crystallization characteristic. The lower refractive index of the TiO2 thin film is 1.89 when the sintering is performed at the low temperature of 200°C and the thickness is 448 nm. However, the higher refractive index of 2.55 and chemical stability of the TiO2 film in rutile phase are obtained via sintering temperature at 700°C.



2020 ◽  
Vol 1010 ◽  
pp. 397-404
Author(s):  
Kamrosni Abdul Razak ◽  
Dewi Suriyani Che Halin ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah ◽  
Azliza Azani ◽  
Mohd Arif Anuar Mohd Salleh ◽  
...  

Ag/TiO2 thin film was prepared by the sol-gel method through the hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide and silver nitrate solution. Spin coating method was used to get uniform film on ITO glass substrate followed by annealing process for 1 hour. After that, all the samples were characterised using GIXRD and FESEM and undergone water contact angle test and MB degradation. Silver ion concentrations were varied to observe the effect on crystalline state, morphology, wettability and photocatalytic properties. The results showed that Ag/TiO2 thin film was in anatase phase and it could degrade nearly 70% of methylene blue after 150 min illumination. The formed Ag/TiO2 thin film has excellent self-cleaning property with compact, continuous, smooth, and good hydrophilicity property.



2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Ling Chin ◽  
Abdul Rahman Mohamed ◽  
Subhash Bhatia

Filem fotomangkin TiO2 telah berjaya disentesiskan dan tersekat gerak pada reaktor kaca melalui kaedah sol–gel. Lapisan TiO2 yang berlut–sinar membenarkan penembusan cahaya ultra–ungu (UV) ke atas permukaan mangkin. Reaktor foropemangkinan berbentuk tiub yang mempunyai mod kitar semula telah dibina. Formula sintesis TiO2 yang baru telah dicadangkan, iaitu 1 titanium isoproposida : 8 isopropanol : 3 asetil aseton : 1.1 H2O : 0.05 asid asetik (dalam nisbah molar) menunjukkan aktiviti proses berfotomangkin yang tinggi dalam proses penurunan bahan pencemaran metilena biru yang hadir di dalam air. Bagi reaktor fotomangkin yang berbentuk tiub, 5 pusingan kitar semula pada τ = 1.4 min diperhatikan untuk 50% degradasi metilena biru pada kepekatan awal 40 μmol/L. Proses penurunan berfotomangkin didapati tidak peka terhadap perubahan suhu tindak balas. Tenaga pengaktifan bagi metilena biru adalah 10.72 kJ/mol. Dalam kajian ini, kepekatan awal bahan tindak balas, nilai pH, kehadiran hidrogen peroksida, udara dan suhu tindak balas merupakan pembolehubah proses yang dikaji. Pencirian ke atas lapisan TiO2 dijalankan dengan menggunakan analisis SEM, XRD dan EDX. Analisis SEM menunjukkan lapisan TiO2 yang serata pada sokongan kaca tanpa kemunculan retakan. Analisis XRD mendedahkan kemunculan fasa kehabluran anatasi TiO2 pada suhu kalsinasi 500°C dan fasa rutil, fasa kehabluran TiO2 yang kurang aktif pada suhu melebihi 600°C. Satu kajian perbandingan keaktifan diantara lapisan filem TiO2 disintesis dan komersial serbuk TiO2 (99% anatasi) dinilai pada keadaan eksperimen yang sama. Filem TiO2 didapati sama aktif seperti mangkin serbuk TiO2. Kata kunci: Film fotomangkin TiO, metilena biru, proses penurunan berfotomangkin, sintesis TiO2 thin film photo catalyst was synthesized and immobilized on glass reactor through sol–gel method. The synthesized TiO2 coating was transparent that enabled the penetration of ultra–violet (UV) light to the catalyst surface. A tubular photo–catalytic reactor with recirculation mode was designed, fabricated and used for activity measurements. TiO2 film was synthesized using the formulation of 1 titanium iso–proproxide : 8 iso–propanol : 3 acetyl acetone : 1.1H2O : 0.05 acetic acid (in molar ratio) and gave excellent photo–catalytic activity in degradation of methylene blue dye present in aqueous solution. 50% degradation of methylene blue dye at the initial dye concentration of 40 μmol/L was observed after 5 passes of recirculation with residence time of 1.4 min. Photo catalytic degradation of methylene blue dye was insensitive to the increase of reaction temperature. The activation energy for photo degradation of methylene blue dye was 10.72 kj/mol. The initial methylene blue dye concentration, pH value, presence of hydrogen peroxide, air bubbling, and reaction temperature were studied as the important process variables. The synthesized TiO2 thin photo–film was characterized using SEM, XRD and EDX analysis methods. SEM analysis showed a uniform TiO2 coating on glass support without fractured appearance. XRD analysis revealed the appearance of anatase TiO2 crystalline phase at calcination temperature of 500°C and rutile phase, the less active TiO2 crystalline phase was observed above 600°C. A comparative performance between the TiO2 thin film and a commercial sample of TiO2 powder (99% anatase) was evaluated under the same experimental conditions. The synthetic TiO2 film was found equally active as TiO2 powder catalyst. Key words: TiO film photo catalyst, methylene blue dye, photo catalytic degradation, synthesized



Author(s):  
Szymon Lis ◽  
Anna Lukowiak ◽  
Rafal Dylewicz ◽  
Sergiusz Patela ◽  
Krzysztof Maruszewski


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 4084-4091
Author(s):  
Chun Han ◽  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Manying Zhang ◽  
Lin Pan ◽  
Zhifeng Liu

Enhancing the response to visible light and inhibiting recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes is a key point for strongly improved self-cleaning performances of TiO2 self-cleaning films. In this work, TiO2 thin film doping with three different ions (Fe3+, Al3+, Ce3+) on glass substrate respectively by sol–gel method to explore the effect of ions on self-cleaning performance of TiO2 thin films. All the prepared samples are characterized by XRD, SEM, UV-Vis and water contact angle tester. Moreover, the self-cleaning mechanism of doping TiO2 thin film is discussed. The water contact angle of TiO2 thin film doping with 9% Fe (molar ratio), 5% Ce and 5% Al are reach at 0°, respectively. In comparison with the water contact angle of pure TiO2 thin film (2.5°), TiO2 thin film doping with metal ions exhibit better self-cleaning property.



2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengpeng Xu ◽  
Shengying Ye ◽  
Xiaolei Cui ◽  
Quan Zhang ◽  
Yan Liang

Background: Improper storage and raw materials make peanut oil susceptible to Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). The semiconductor TiO2 photocatalysis technology is an effective technology which is widely used in sewage treatment, environmental protection and so on. Moreover, the photocatalytic efficiency can be improved by doping I. Method: The experiment is divided into two parts. In the first part, supported TiO2 thin film (STF) was prepared on the quartz glass tube (QGT) by the sol-gel and calcination method and the supported iodine doped supported TiO2 thin film (I-STF) was synthesized using potassium iodate solution. In the second part, the photocatalytic degradation of AFB1 was performed in a self-made photocatalytic reactor. The AFB1 was detected by ELISA kit. Results: The photocatalytic degradation of AFB1 has been proven to follow pseudo first-order reaction kinetics well (R2 > 0.95). The maximum degradation rate of 81.96%, which was reached at the optimum iodine concentration of 0.1mol/L, was 11.38% higher than that with undoped STF. The doping of iodine reduces the band-gap of TiO2, thereby increasing the photocatalytic response range. The proportion of Ti4+ in I-STF has decreased, which means that Ti4+ are replaced by I. The I-STF prepared at iodine concentration of 0.1mol/L has good photocatalytic properties.



2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (24) ◽  
pp. 12961-12980
Author(s):  
Amanda Chen ◽  
Wen-Fan Chen ◽  
Tina Majidi ◽  
Bernadette Pudadera ◽  
Armand Atanacio ◽  
...  


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Dewi Suriyani Che Halin ◽  
Kamrosni Abdul Razak ◽  
Mohd Arif Anuar Mohd Salleh ◽  
Mohd Izrul Izwan Ramli ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah ◽  
...  

Ag/TiO2 thin films were prepared using the sol-gel spin coating method. The microstructural growth behaviors of the prepared Ag/TiO2 thin films were elucidated using real-time synchrotron radiation imaging, its structure was determined using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD), its morphology was imaged using the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and its surface topography was examined using the atomic force microscope (AFM) in contact mode. The cubical shape was detected and identified as Ag, while the anatase, TiO2 thin film resembled a porous ring-like structure. It was found that each ring that coalesced and formed channels occurred at a low annealing temperature of 280 °C. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) result revealed a small amount of Ag presence in the Ag/TiO2 thin films. From the in-situ synchrotron radiation imaging, it was observed that as the annealing time increased, the growth of Ag/TiO2 also increased in terms of area and the number of junctions. The growth rate of Ag/TiO2 at 600 s was 47.26 µm2/s, and after 1200 s it decreased to 11.50 µm2/s and 11.55 µm2/s at 1800 s. Prolonged annealing will further decrease the growth rate to 5.94 µm2/s, 4.12 µm2/s and 4.86 µm2/s at 2400 s, 3000 s and 3600 s, respectively.



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