Enhanced photocatalytic activity of highly transparent superhydrophilic doped TiO2 thin films for improving the self-cleaning property of solar panel covers
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Undoped and metal doped nanocrystalline TiO2 transparent thin films were synthesized on glass substrates via sol-gel/dip-coating method. TiO2 thin film coatings can be applied to the surfaces of solar panels to impart selfcleaning properties to them. The structural and optical properties of few nanometer-thick films were characterized by XRD, SEM, CA, AFM, XPS, and UV-Vis spectrophotometry techniques. The stoichiometric TiO2 films crystallized in anatase phase, with a particle size of -100 nm, which were uniformly distributed on the surface. The prepared films with a roughness of -1-5 nm, increased the hydrophilicity of the glass surface. Reducing the amount of Ti precursor (X) favored the improvement of film quality. To improve the photocatalytic activity of the TiO2 thin film, it was doped with Ni, Cd, Mo, Bi and Sr metal ions. The effect of metal doping on the photocatalytic activity of the films was investigated using the degradation process of methylene blue (MB) dye as the model contaminant. Among the prepared coatings, the Sr-TiO2 film showed the highest efficiency for MB degradation. It increased the dye degradation efficiency of the films under both UV and Vis lights. The kinetic investigations also showed that the degradation of MB by TiO2 and M - TiO2 films obeyed the pseudo-first order kinetics.
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OpenAlex topics: TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
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