Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Films on Quartz via Electrochemical Anodisation Process

Abstract:

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) thin films were prepared by means of electrochemical anodisation or anodic spark deposition (ASD) from thin and flat metallic titanium (Ti) films pre-deposited on high quality quartz substrates by electron beam evaporation. AFM analysis indicates the formation of uniform mesoporous layers and a definite increase about 50% of the film thickness upon anodisation and about 90% upon annealing. Anodised mesoporous TiO₂ films have been characterized by Raman spectroscopy, which indicates the presence of well-defined peaks related to anatase structure. Phase transformation from anatase to rutile was observed after annealing at temperatures up to 900°C for 3h.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1119)
• Pages: 456-460
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1119.456
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Sureeporn Uttiya*, Ornella Cavalleri, Michele Biasotti, Marcella Pani, Maria Maddalena Carnasciali, Daniele Caviglia, Lorenzo Mattera, Maurizio Canepa
• Keywords: Electrochemical Anodisation, Mesoporous, Phase Transformation, Thermal Treatment, Thin Film, Titanium Dioxide

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