Type:
Journal
Description:
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) study in angular modulation was used to optically characterize porous thin films based on TiO2 colloidal nanocrystals. Organic solutions of surfactant-capped TiO2 nanocrystals prepared by means of a colloidal chemistry route, were deposited as thin film by spin coating. Optical parameters of the obtained thin layers were calculated by using SPR measurements on both as deposited and annealed in dry-air thin layers. By using direct fitting of a set of the SPR resonant curves with Fresnel's theory, the thickness and refractive index of the prepared thin films were determined. The application of the prepared layers as optical sensing materials was evaluated by detecting the variation of the optical parameters in the presence of different saturated alcohol vapours. Morphological and structural characterization of the thin layers was carried out and related to the optical behaviour of the …
Publisher:
Elsevier
Publication date:
23 May 2006
Biblio References:
Volume: 115 Issue: 1 Pages: 365-373
Origin:
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical