A homogeneous atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge is studied. It is in argon with small admixtures of titanium tetrachloride vapour and oxygen for the deposition of thin titania films on glass substrates...A homogeneous atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge is studied. It is in argon with small admixtures of titanium tetrachloride vapour and oxygen for the deposition of thin titania films on glass substrates. A special electrode configuration was applied in order to deposit the titania film uniformly. The sustaining voltage （6 kV to 12 kV）, current density （about 3 mA/cm^2） and total optical emission spectroscopy were monitored to characterize the discharge in the gap of 2 mm. Typical deposition rates ranged from approximately 30 nm/min to 120 nm/min. The film morphology was investigated by using scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and the composition was determined with an energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy （EDS） analysis tool attached to the SEM. The crystal structure and phase composition of the films were studied by x-ray diffraction （XRD）. Several parameters such as the discharge power, the ratio of carrier gas to the precursor gas, the deposition time on the crystallization behavior, the deposition rate and the surface morphology of the titania film were extensively studied.展开更多
Chemically polished NiTi shape memory alloy（SMA） substrate was treated with a boiling aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide to form titania film in situ at low temperature. The surface characterizations of t...Chemically polished NiTi shape memory alloy（SMA） substrate was treated with a boiling aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide to form titania film in situ at low temperature. The surface characterizations of titania film on NiTi substrate were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that titania film is successfully fabricated in situ on NiTi SMA by this surface oxidation method. It is mainly composed of rutile and anatase, whose surface compositions and morphologies are sensitive to H2O2 content. In situ formation mechanism of titania film on NiTi substrate was discussed based on the experimental results.展开更多
Well-organized mesoporous titania particles and thin films were successfully synthesized by using tetrabutyl titanate as the inorganic precursor and triblock copolymer （Pluronic P123） as the template via evaporation...Well-organized mesoporous titania particles and thin films were successfully synthesized by using tetrabutyl titanate as the inorganic precursor and triblock copolymer （Pluronic P123） as the template via evaporationinduced self-assembly process. The resulting materials were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）,Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET） and atomic force microscopy （AFM）. Macro shape of mesoporous titania would greatly influence the mesostructure of materials, and the probable reasons were also discussed.展开更多
Nanosized titania sensing films were prepared by sol-gel process and the microstructure was characterized. Influence of various factors on the morphologies of the films were studied in details.In order to obtain films...Nanosized titania sensing films were prepared by sol-gel process and the microstructure was characterized. Influence of various factors on the morphologies of the films were studied in details.In order to obtain films with high surface area,Y^(3+),Ce^(3+) and Fe^(3+) were doped in the titania sol.Also titania sol was dispersed in a polymeric solution to get nanosized and porous films.Scanning electron microscope (SEM),atom force microscope (AFM),and x-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the titania films.SEM,AFM figures indicated that the grain size decreased from about 150 nm to 20 nm when the concentration of additions changed from 0 at% to 55 at% and the film was porous with the grain size less than 30 nm when the titania sol was dispersed in a polymeric solution even when the calcination temperature increased up to 850℃.展开更多
The composite films consisting of the titania gel impregnated with hydroxyapatite （HAP） submicron particles were prepared on commercial Ti6A14V plates processed by a sol-gel route. HAP powders were synthesized based...The composite films consisting of the titania gel impregnated with hydroxyapatite （HAP） submicron particles were prepared on commercial Ti6A14V plates processed by a sol-gel route. HAP powders were synthesized based on wet chemical precipitation method with Ca（NO3）2.4H2O and （NH4）2HPO4 as starting reagents. After being calcined at 900℃, HAP powders were ultrasonically scattered in ethanol to produce HAP sol. The titania sol was prepared using titanium （IV） isopropoxide {Ti[OCH（CH3）2]4} as precursor. Both the titania sol and the HAP/titania mixture were sequentially spin-coated on the substrates and calcined at various temperatures. The characteristics and mechanical adhesion of the composite films were investigated. The results show that the as-prepared films are dense, homogeneous, well-crystallized, and there is a good interfacial adhesion between the film and the substrate. The in vitro bioactivities of these films were discussed based on the analysis of the variations of Ca and P concentrations in the simulated body fluid and their surface morphologies against immersion time.展开更多
Transparent anatase TiO2 nanometer thin films with photocatalytic activity were prepared via the sol-gel method on soda-lime glass. The thickness , crystalline phase, grain size, surface hydroxyl amount and so on were...Transparent anatase TiO2 nanometer thin films with photocatalytic activity were prepared via the sol-gel method on soda-lime glass. The thickness , crystalline phase, grain size, surface hydroxyl amount and so on were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) , X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy ( TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-visible spectrophotometer ( UV-VIS). The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films was evaluated for the photocatalytic decolorization of aqueous methyl orange . The effects of film thickness on the crystalline phase, grain size, transmittance and photocatalytic activity of nanometer Ti02 thin films were discussed.展开更多
The humidity sensing properties of La3+/Ce3+-doped TiO2-20 wt.%SnO2 thin films were studied.Sol-gel method was employed to prepare the films on alumina substrates.By constructing a humidity-impedance measuring system,...The humidity sensing properties of La3+/Ce3+-doped TiO2-20 wt.%SnO2 thin films were studied.Sol-gel method was employed to prepare the films on alumina substrates.By constructing a humidity-impedance measuring system,the sensing behaviors were inspected for the films sintered at different temperatures.Experimental results showed that,0.5 wt.% of La2O3 or Ce2O3 doped films sintered at 500 °C for 2 h had the best humidity sensing properties,the impedance decreasing from 109 ? to below 104 ? in the humidity ra...展开更多
The preparation of TiO_2 film has been an important research area.In our work,we obtained the TiO_2 film by hydrothermal treating the amorphous film prepared by sol-gel method or the hydrolysis of titanium alkoxide.Th...The preparation of TiO_2 film has been an important research area.In our work,we obtained the TiO_2 film by hydrothermal treating the amorphous film prepared by sol-gel method or the hydrolysis of titanium alkoxide.The influence of temperature and duration time on the film properties was investigated.The photo degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution of the film was studied.The films were characterized by XRD and Uv-Vis spectroscope.展开更多
In order to fabricate titania nanotubes on glass substrate, Ti thin films (700-900 nm) were first deposited by radio-frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering and then anodized in an aqueous HF electrolyte solution at room t...In order to fabricate titania nanotubes on glass substrate, Ti thin films (700-900 nm) were first deposited by radio-frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering and then anodized in an aqueous HF electrolyte solution at room temperature. The morphology and structure of the nanotubes were identified by means of field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) and X-ray diffractometry(XRD). The effects of anodization parameters (concentration of electrolyte, applied voltage) on nanotube morphology were comprehensively investigated. The results show that the dense and crystalline Ti film can be obtained on the unheated glass substrate under the sputtering power of 150 W, and the anodization current and voltage play significant roles in the formation of titania nanotube with different tube sizes.展开更多
High refractive index TiO 2 thin films were deposited on BK7 glass by reactive electron-beam (REB) evaporation at pressure of 2×10 -2Pa,deposition rate of 0.2nm/s and at various substrate temperatures from 120...High refractive index TiO 2 thin films were deposited on BK7 glass by reactive electron-beam (REB) evaporation at pressure of 2×10 -2Pa,deposition rate of 0.2nm/s and at various substrate temperatures from 120℃ to 300℃.The refractive index and the thickness of the films were measured by visible spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and determined from transmission spectra.Optical properties and structure features were characterized by UV-VIS,SEM and XRD,respectively.The measurement and analysis on transmission spectra of all samples show that with the substrate temperature increasing from 120℃ to 300℃,the refractive indices of thin films increase from 1.7 to 2.1 and the films after heat treatment have higher refractive indices due to its crystallizing.The XRD analysis results indicate that the structure of TiO 2 thin films deposited on BK7 glass at substrate temperatures of 120℃,200℃ and 300℃ is amorphous,after post-annealing under air condition at 400℃ for 1 hour,the amorphous structure is crystallized,the crystal phase is of 100% anatase with strong preferred orientation (004) and the grain size of crystalline is within 3.6-8.1nm,which is consistent with results from SEM observation.展开更多
TiO2 thin film was deposited on Na-Ca-Si glass substrate by sol-gel process. TEM observation showed that the film is compactly joined to the substrate. TEM-EDX analyses of the film, film-substrate interface, and subst...TiO2 thin film was deposited on Na-Ca-Si glass substrate by sol-gel process. TEM observation showed that the film is compactly joined to the substrate. TEM-EDX analyses of the film, film-substrate interface, and substrate revealed that the diffusion of Na+ from the substrate to the film is negative diffusion.展开更多
Anionic surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate(SDS), cationic surfactant palmityl trimethyl ammonium chloride(CTAC) and TiO_2 were used to prepare multilayer films on quartz optic fibers by the electrostatic self-assembly (...Anionic surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate(SDS), cationic surfactant palmityl trimethyl ammonium chloride(CTAC) and TiO_2 were used to prepare multilayer films on quartz optic fibers by the electrostatic self-assembly (ESA) method. The whole self-assemble process, the function of surfactant and the effect of TiO_2 slurry′s concentration to the self-assemble were discussed. The isoelectric point of TiO_2 slurry measured by experiment is 6.8. The results show that whatever the concentration of the TiO_2 dispersion, a flat and compact adsorbed monolayer on the optic fiber can be built in a stable dispersion at lower pH. There is a adsorbed equilibrium on the substrate (fiber)/solution interface when enough time of incubation is given. A rough and loosen adsorbed layer is formed on the fiber surface by immersed the substrate in a high pH dispersion (pH>10) because the presence of hydroxyl on particle surface. Film thickness can be controlled by controlling the number of layers in the film.展开更多
We have comparatively studied the addition of Cr and V in titania.Cr and V content were changed by means of insets placed in the Ti target.Structural,compositional and electrical analyses of different series of thin f...We have comparatively studied the addition of Cr and V in titania.Cr and V content were changed by means of insets placed in the Ti target.Structural,compositional and electrical analyses of different series of thin films,made by XRF, XRD,are presented.Electrical characterization not only showed that Cr doped layers were very sensitive to ethanol within a useful range for applications,but also allowed to verify that the electrical behaviour is dependent on the structure of film. Finally,the Cr and V concentrations that gives the best results in terms of sensing performances has been determined and a correlation between structural and electrical measurement has been evidenced.展开更多
基金supported by the Science Council of Shanghai (No. 0352 nm035)
文摘A homogeneous atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge is studied. It is in argon with small admixtures of titanium tetrachloride vapour and oxygen for the deposition of thin titania films on glass substrates. A special electrode configuration was applied in order to deposit the titania film uniformly. The sustaining voltage （6 kV to 12 kV）, current density （about 3 mA/cm^2） and total optical emission spectroscopy were monitored to characterize the discharge in the gap of 2 mm. Typical deposition rates ranged from approximately 30 nm/min to 120 nm/min. The film morphology was investigated by using scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and the composition was determined with an energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy （EDS） analysis tool attached to the SEM. The crystal structure and phase composition of the films were studied by x-ray diffraction （XRD）. Several parameters such as the discharge power, the ratio of carrier gas to the precursor gas, the deposition time on the crystallization behavior, the deposition rate and the surface morphology of the titania film were extensively studied.
基金Project(CityU1181/01E) supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ,China Project(BK2003062) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province , China
文摘Chemically polished NiTi shape memory alloy（SMA） substrate was treated with a boiling aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide to form titania film in situ at low temperature. The surface characterizations of titania film on NiTi substrate were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that titania film is successfully fabricated in situ on NiTi SMA by this surface oxidation method. It is mainly composed of rutile and anatase, whose surface compositions and morphologies are sensitive to H2O2 content. In situ formation mechanism of titania film on NiTi substrate was discussed based on the experimental results.
文摘Well-organized mesoporous titania particles and thin films were successfully synthesized by using tetrabutyl titanate as the inorganic precursor and triblock copolymer （Pluronic P123） as the template via evaporationinduced self-assembly process. The resulting materials were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）,Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET） and atomic force microscopy （AFM）. Macro shape of mesoporous titania would greatly influence the mesostructure of materials, and the probable reasons were also discussed.
基金This work was financially supported by national nature science foundation of China under grant No. 50302001； Beihang nova program and project of Lanzhou institute of physics.
文摘Nanosized titania sensing films were prepared by sol-gel process and the microstructure was characterized. Influence of various factors on the morphologies of the films were studied in details.In order to obtain films with high surface area,Y^(3+),Ce^(3+) and Fe^(3+) were doped in the titania sol.Also titania sol was dispersed in a polymeric solution to get nanosized and porous films.Scanning electron microscope (SEM),atom force microscope (AFM),and x-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the titania films.SEM,AFM figures indicated that the grain size decreased from about 150 nm to 20 nm when the concentration of additions changed from 0 at% to 55 at% and the film was porous with the grain size less than 30 nm when the titania sol was dispersed in a polymeric solution even when the calcination temperature increased up to 850℃.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50235020).
文摘The composite films consisting of the titania gel impregnated with hydroxyapatite （HAP） submicron particles were prepared on commercial Ti6A14V plates processed by a sol-gel route. HAP powders were synthesized based on wet chemical precipitation method with Ca（NO3）2.4H2O and （NH4）2HPO4 as starting reagents. After being calcined at 900℃, HAP powders were ultrasonically scattered in ethanol to produce HAP sol. The titania sol was prepared using titanium （IV） isopropoxide {Ti[OCH（CH3）2]4} as precursor. Both the titania sol and the HAP/titania mixture were sequentially spin-coated on the substrates and calcined at various temperatures. The characteristics and mechanical adhesion of the composite films were investigated. The results show that the as-prepared films are dense, homogeneous, well-crystallized, and there is a good interfacial adhesion between the film and the substrate. The in vitro bioactivities of these films were discussed based on the analysis of the variations of Ca and P concentrations in the simulated body fluid and their surface morphologies against immersion time.
基金This work was financially supported by Foundation for Uni-versity Key Teacher by the Ministry of Education, the National Natu-ral Science Foundation of China (No. 50072016) and the Key Re-search Project of the Ministry of Education(No.99087)
文摘Transparent anatase TiO2 nanometer thin films with photocatalytic activity were prepared via the sol-gel method on soda-lime glass. The thickness , crystalline phase, grain size, surface hydroxyl amount and so on were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) , X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy ( TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-visible spectrophotometer ( UV-VIS). The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films was evaluated for the photocatalytic decolorization of aqueous methyl orange . The effects of film thickness on the crystalline phase, grain size, transmittance and photocatalytic activity of nanometer Ti02 thin films were discussed.
基金supported by the Natioanl Natural Science Foundation of China (50562003)
文摘The humidity sensing properties of La3+/Ce3+-doped TiO2-20 wt.%SnO2 thin films were studied.Sol-gel method was employed to prepare the films on alumina substrates.By constructing a humidity-impedance measuring system,the sensing behaviors were inspected for the films sintered at different temperatures.Experimental results showed that,0.5 wt.% of La2O3 or Ce2O3 doped films sintered at 500 °C for 2 h had the best humidity sensing properties,the impedance decreasing from 109 ? to below 104 ? in the humidity ra...
文摘The preparation of TiO_2 film has been an important research area.In our work,we obtained the TiO_2 film by hydrothermal treating the amorphous film prepared by sol-gel method or the hydrolysis of titanium alkoxide.The influence of temperature and duration time on the film properties was investigated.The photo degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution of the film was studied.The films were characterized by XRD and Uv-Vis spectroscope.
文摘In order to fabricate titania nanotubes on glass substrate, Ti thin films (700-900 nm) were first deposited by radio-frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering and then anodized in an aqueous HF electrolyte solution at room temperature. The morphology and structure of the nanotubes were identified by means of field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) and X-ray diffractometry(XRD). The effects of anodization parameters (concentration of electrolyte, applied voltage) on nanotube morphology were comprehensively investigated. The results show that the dense and crystalline Ti film can be obtained on the unheated glass substrate under the sputtering power of 150 W, and the anodization current and voltage play significant roles in the formation of titania nanotube with different tube sizes.
文摘High refractive index TiO 2 thin films were deposited on BK7 glass by reactive electron-beam (REB) evaporation at pressure of 2×10 -2Pa,deposition rate of 0.2nm/s and at various substrate temperatures from 120℃ to 300℃.The refractive index and the thickness of the films were measured by visible spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and determined from transmission spectra.Optical properties and structure features were characterized by UV-VIS,SEM and XRD,respectively.The measurement and analysis on transmission spectra of all samples show that with the substrate temperature increasing from 120℃ to 300℃,the refractive indices of thin films increase from 1.7 to 2.1 and the films after heat treatment have higher refractive indices due to its crystallizing.The XRD analysis results indicate that the structure of TiO 2 thin films deposited on BK7 glass at substrate temperatures of 120℃,200℃ and 300℃ is amorphous,after post-annealing under air condition at 400℃ for 1 hour,the amorphous structure is crystallized,the crystal phase is of 100% anatase with strong preferred orientation (004) and the grain size of crystalline is within 3.6-8.1nm,which is consistent with results from SEM observation.
文摘TiO2 thin film was deposited on Na-Ca-Si glass substrate by sol-gel process. TEM observation showed that the film is compactly joined to the substrate. TEM-EDX analyses of the film, film-substrate interface, and substrate revealed that the diffusion of Na+ from the substrate to the film is negative diffusion.
文摘Anionic surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate(SDS), cationic surfactant palmityl trimethyl ammonium chloride(CTAC) and TiO_2 were used to prepare multilayer films on quartz optic fibers by the electrostatic self-assembly (ESA) method. The whole self-assemble process, the function of surfactant and the effect of TiO_2 slurry′s concentration to the self-assemble were discussed. The isoelectric point of TiO_2 slurry measured by experiment is 6.8. The results show that whatever the concentration of the TiO_2 dispersion, a flat and compact adsorbed monolayer on the optic fiber can be built in a stable dispersion at lower pH. There is a adsorbed equilibrium on the substrate (fiber)/solution interface when enough time of incubation is given. A rough and loosen adsorbed layer is formed on the fiber surface by immersed the substrate in a high pH dispersion (pH>10) because the presence of hydroxyl on particle surface. Film thickness can be controlled by controlling the number of layers in the film.
文摘We have comparatively studied the addition of Cr and V in titania.Cr and V content were changed by means of insets placed in the Ti target.Structural,compositional and electrical analyses of different series of thin films,made by XRF, XRD,are presented.Electrical characterization not only showed that Cr doped layers were very sensitive to ethanol within a useful range for applications,but also allowed to verify that the electrical behaviour is dependent on the structure of film. Finally,the Cr and V concentrations that gives the best results in terms of sensing performances has been determined and a correlation between structural and electrical measurement has been evidenced.
