Synthesis and Film Investigation of Titania

Abstract:

Titania or titanium dioxide (TiO₂) thin film has been synthesized via sol-gel method with monoethanolamine (MEA) as a catalyst. The mixing of titanium butoxide as a precursor, ethanol as a solvent and MEA were stirred using magnetic stirrer under ambient temperature [. The TiO₂ solution prepared then was deposited on SiO₂ substrates using spin-coater and the coated films were annealed at 600°C. Finally, both before and after annealed TiO₂ thin films were characterized using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The obtained results show the different TiO₂ particles formation before and after annealed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 832)
• Pages: 128-131
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.128
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Sharipah Nadzirah, Uda Hashim
• Keywords: Crystallization, Nanoparticle, Thin Film, Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂)

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