TiO2 thin films - Influence of annealing temperature on structural, optical and photocatalytic properties

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1499-1508

  Mathews, N R ^a,b   Morales, Erik R ^b,c   Cortes Jacome M A ^a   Toledo Antonio, J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Porosity; Raman spectroscopy; Sol gel growth; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ANATASE PHASE; ANATASE TIO; ANNEALED FILMS; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; AS-DEPOSITED FILMS; BAND GAPS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GRAIN SIZE; LATTICE PARAMETERS; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOSTRUCTURED TIO; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOL-GEL DIP COATING TECHNIQUE; SOL-GEL GROWTH; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TIO; TIO2; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; XRD STUDIES;

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GELATION; GELS; LIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OXIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 67849088537     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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