Relationship between the Photocatalytic Characteristics and the Oxygen Partial Pressure of TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by a DC Reactive Sputtering Method
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It was confirmed that the oxygen partial pressure that is used during DC reactive sputtering can influence the generation of oxygen defects on TiO2 thin films and/or the surface structure, which then affects the photocatalytic characteristics. TiO2 films were deposited by DC reactive magnetron sputtering on a Si wafer at 250°C under oxygen partial pressures of 0.1 Pa, 0.5 Pa and 0.8 Pa. Structural analysis of the TiO2 thin films was conducted using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-effect scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the photo luminescence method (PL). Characterization of the photocatalytic properties was performed by measuring the concentration change of methylene blue (wet methylene blue method) and the change of the contact angle with pure water. All films showed a polycrystalline anatase structure. TiO2 thin films deposited under reducing conditions (an oxygen partial pressure of 0.1 Pa) exhibited peaks that are characteristic of Ti3+ and can also contain a number of oxygen defects. The domain size was about 150–300 nm, and the domain boundaries were unclear. On the other hand, for TiO2 thin films deposited in oxidizing mode (oxygen partial pressures of 0.5 Pa and 0.8 Pa), the peak corresponding to Ti3+ was not observed. The domain size was between 300–1000 nm and the boundaries were clear. TiO2 thin films exhibit better photocatalytic properties when the domain size is large and there are fewer oxygen defects in the film. It has been suggested that the decreasing proportion of domain boundaries, which act as trapping centers for electrons, and the lower concentration of oxygen defects, which act as recombination centers for electron-hole pairs, improved the photocatalytic characteristics.
- Published by the Japan Society of Applied Physics through the Institute of Pure and Applied Physicsの論文
- 2004-04-15
著者
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Nagatomo Takao
Postgraduate Course Of Functional Control Systems Shibaura Institute Of Technology
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KAWAMATA Yoshio
Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation
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Noguchi Daisuke
Postgraduate Course Of Functional Control Systems Shibaura Institute Of Technology
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Noguchi Daisuke
Postgraduate Course of Functional Control Systems, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo 108-8548, Japan
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Kawamata Yoshio
Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation, Kanagawa 247-8560, Japan
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Nagatomo Takao
Postgraduate Course of Functional Control System, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-9-14 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8548, Japan
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Nagatomo Takao
Postgraduate Course of Functional Control Systems, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo 108-8548, Japan
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