Photocatalytic degradation of phenol by TiO2 thin films prepared by sputtering Export

@article{citeulike:5775633, abstract = {TiO2 thin films were prepared by direct current (dc) reactive sputtering, using various kinds of supports such as glass, silicon, alumina, and glass coated with indium–tin oxide. Samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Different TiO2−x stoichiometries, crystal structures and morphologies were obtained by changing the parameters of the reactive gas. The photocatalytic properties of the samples were tested on the degradation of phenol. The best efficiency in respect with phenol mineralization was obtained for samples prepared using an Ar–H2O mixture as the reactive gas. Indium–tin oxide supports provide the most efficient thin films. The catalytic efficiency per unit area of the sputtered films is at least one order of magnitude better than that of a 50m2 g−1, reference TiO2 powder. {\copyright}2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Photocatalysis; Sputtering; TiO2 thin films; Phenol degradation; XRD; AFM}, author = {Dumitriu and L\'{e}vy}, citeulike-article-id = {5775633}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6TF6-3YJ9YBV-2-T&_cdi=5218&_user=6628703&_orig=search&_coverDate=03%2F06%2F2000&_sk=999749997&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkzV&md5=e149a77d4121012d6156f5737bc0f3f5&ie=/sdarticle.pdf}, journal = {Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 25 (2000) 83–92}, keywords = {decreasing, degrade, effect, glass, is, observed, of, on, phenol, the, tio2, to, toc, trend}, posted-at = {2009-09-11 15:33:02}, priority = {2}, title = {Photocatalytic degradation of phenol by TiO2 thin films prepared by sputtering}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6TF6-3YJ9YBV-2-T&_cdi=5218&_user=6628703&_orig=search&_coverDate=03%2F06%2F2000&_sk=999749997&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkzV&md5=e149a77d4121012d6156f5737bc0f3f5&ie=/sdarticle.pdf}, volume = {25}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5775633 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5775633 N2 - TiO2 thin films were prepared by direct current (dc) reactive sputtering, using various kinds of supports such as glass, silicon, alumina, and glass coated with indium–tin oxide. Samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Different TiO2−x stoichiometries, crystal structures and morphologies were obtained by changing the parameters of the reactive gas. The photocatalytic properties of the samples were tested on the degradation of phenol. The best efficiency in respect with phenol mineralization was obtained for samples prepared using an Ar–H2O mixture as the reactive gas. Indium–tin oxide supports provide the most efficient thin films. The catalytic efficiency per unit area of the sputtered films is at least one order of magnitude better than that of a 50m2 g−1, reference TiO2 powder. ©2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Photocatalysis; Sputtering; TiO2 thin films; Phenol degradation; XRD; AFM JF - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 25 (2000) 83–92 TI - Photocatalytic degradation of phenol by TiO2 thin films prepared by sputtering VL - 25 KW - decreasing KW - degrade KW - effect KW - glass KW - is KW - observed KW - of KW - on KW - phenol KW - the KW - tio2 KW - to KW - toc KW - trend AU - Dumitriu AU - Lévy PY - 2000/// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6TF6-3YJ9YBV-2-T&_cdi=5218&_user=6628703&_orig=search&_coverDate=03%2F06%2F2000&_sk=999749997&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkzV&md5=e149a77d4121012d6156f5737bc0f3f5&ie=/sdarticle.pdf ER -