Type:
Journal
Description:
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorods in the brookite phase, with average dimensions of 3–4 nm × 20–50 nm, were synthesized by a wet-chemical aminolysis route and used as precursors for thin films that were deposited by the matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique. A nanorod solution in toluene (0.016 wt% TiO2) was frozen at the liquid-nitrogen temperature and irradiated with a KrF excimer laser at a fluence of 350 mJ/cm2 and repetition rate of 10 Hz. Single-crystal Si wafers, silica slides, carbon-coated Cu grids and alumina interdigitated slabs were used as substrates to allow performing different characterizations. Films fabricated with 6000 laser pulses had an average thickness of ∼150 nm, and a complete coverage of the selected substrate as achieved. High-resolution scanning and transmission electron microscopy investigations evidenced the formation of quite rough films …
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag
Publication date:
1 Sep 2011
Biblio References:
Volume: 104 Issue: 3 Pages: 963-968
Origin:
Applied Physics A