The fabrication of visible light responsive Ag-SiO 2 co-doped TiO 2 thin films by the sol–gel method

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Author	Le, Duy Dam Dang, Thi My Dung Chau, Vinh Thang Dang, Mau Chien
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Journal: Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology In this study we have successfully deposited$ ^{Ag}-^{SiO} _{2}$ co-doped$ ^{TiO} _{2}$ thin films on glass substrates by the sol–gel method. After being coated by a dip coating method, the film was transparent, smooth and had strong adhesion on the glass surface. The deposited film was characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis), a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) to investigate its crystallization, transmittance and surface structure. The antifogging ability is explained by the contact angle of water on the surface of the glass substrates under visible-light. The obtained results show that$ ^{Ag}-^{SiO} _{2}$ co-doped$ ^{TiO} _{2}$ film has potential applications for self cleaning and anti-bacterial ceramic tiles.
Related Links	http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2043-6254/1/1/015007/pdf
ISSN	20436254
e-ISSN	20436262
DOI	10.1088/2043-6254/1/1/015007
Journal	Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Publisher Date	2010-03-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Surface Structure Scanning Electron Microscope Contact Angle Sol Gel Method Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Thin Film Atomic Force Microscope Visible Light X Ray Diffraction
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Resource Type	Article