Platinum role in hydrophilicity enhancement of Cr-doped TiO2 thin films
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Abstract
In this paper, we have investigated the hydrophilic properties of the titania films doped with increasing chromium percentages (from 2.1 at.% till 4.0 at.%). Cr-doping induces an increase in the rutile weight %, a more compact structure, and a significant red shift of the TiO2 absorption edge, the last property being very important in the self cleaning applications. For the chosen Cr concentrations, the films did not show promising hydrophilic properties. To improve them, we have applied a novel surface modification method, reported in literature mainly for powders, namely, surface metallisation. We have observed that, by depositing Pt islands on the film with the highest Cr content, its hydrophilic properties improve for a certain metal coverage area. The explanation was based on FT-IR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, performed on the UV irradiated and non-irradiated films, which gives information on the relationship between hydrophilicity and the amount of the adsorbed hydroxyl groups.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells · Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
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Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
Sciences Department, Research Center on Advanced Materials and Technologies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
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