Thermoinduced and Photoinduced Sustainable Hydrophilic Surface of Sputtered-TiO<sub>2</sub> Thin Film
To achieve self-cleaning at a low maintenance cost, we investigated the possibility of obtaining a sustainable hydrophilic surface of TiO<sub>2</sub> thin film. As the hydrophilicity of TiO<sub>2</sub> films fabricated by FTS has not yet been studied, we deposited TiO<i>...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | To achieve self-cleaning at a low maintenance cost, we investigated the possibility of obtaining a sustainable hydrophilic surface of TiO<sub>2</sub> thin film. As the hydrophilicity of TiO<sub>2</sub> films fabricated by FTS has not yet been studied, we deposited TiO<i><sub>x</sub></i> using FTS, and then TiO<sub>2</sub> was formed through additional treatment. Hydrophilic surfaces were obtained by thermoinduced and photoinduced methods. UV irradiation led to the conversion of Ti<sup>4+</sup> to Ti<sup>3+</sup> in the lattice structure and an increase in the number of OH groups on the surface, and annealing induced the formation of Ti<sup>3+</sup> defect sites, as well as organic degradation and changes in the crystal structure. Through the annealing process, the water contact angle of as-deposited film was decreased from 78.7° to 35.7°, and crystallinity changed from amorphous to anatase. These changes contributed to the formation of a hydrophilic surface and reduced the water contact angle by up to 10.8°. After the formation of a hydrophilic surface through annealing and UV irradiation, the sample returned to its original state. We confirmed that the water contact angle of the returned sample was decreased through exposure to sunlight; it reduced the water contact angle of the returned sample by 15.2°. Thus, the results revealed that the crystallinity influences the hydrophilicity and its sustainability for TiO<sub>2</sub> films under sunlight. |
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