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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
TiO2 thin films were prepared by spin-coating of a Ti butoxide-derived sol onto oxidized silicon wafers, followed by a heat-treatment at temperatures ranging from 500 to 800 °C. The film thickness after heat-treatment at 500 °C was 50 nm. Pt addition, with a Pt:Ti nominal atomic ratio ranging from 0.01 to 0.1, was achieved by adding solutions of Pt(II) acetylacetonate to the TiO2 sols. The thin films were investigated by X-ray diffraction, evidencing that Pt promoted the structural transformation of the starting anatase phase of TiO2 to rutile, with a more enhanced effect with increasing the Pt concentration and/or the heat-treatment temperature. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy evidenced that, when a Pt:Ti atomic ratio of 0.05 and a heat treatment at 500 °C were used, the TiO2 contained both anatase and rutile phases and interspersed Pt nanocrystals (2–3 nm). This result allowed attributing the structural …
Publisher: 
Elsevier
Publication date: 
28 Mar 2008
Authors: 

Mauro Epifani, Andreas Helwig, Jordi Arbiol, Raül Díaz, Luca Francioso, Pietro Siciliano, Gerhard Mueller, Joan R Morante

Biblio References: 
Volume: 130 Issue: 2 Pages: 599-608
Origin: 
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical