Publication detail

Physical and chemical properties of titanium dioxide printed layers

ČERNÁ, M. VESELÝ, M. DZIK, P.

Original Title

Physical and chemical properties of titanium dioxide printed layers

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

This study focuses on the preparation of the TiO2 thin films from alkoxide solutions containing polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an anticracking agent by the solgel method on soda-lime glass plates. Sol application was carried out by inkjet printing using a modified office inkjet printer equipped with piezoelectric print head. The grey level of the printed image was varied in order to control the sol loading of the resulting printed pattern. The effect of PEG addition on the precursor and prepared layer properties was studied. Also, the influence of sol loading on physical properties and on photocatalytic activity of the printed layers was investigated. The thickness of prepared layer was studied by NanoCalc 2000 and the structure of prepared layers was evaluated by optical microscopy, AFM and SEM. The hydrophilic properties of TiO2 thin films were studied by examining the contact angle of water on these films. Photocatalytic activity was investigated as a rate of 2,6-dichloroindophenol (DCIP) decomposition. In all cases, we prepared transparent thin layers of TiO2 with varying thickness and surface morphology. PEG proved to be an efficient agent suppressing the formation of cracks.

Keywords

Titanium dioxide, sol-gel, inkjetprinting, cracking, polyethylene glycol

Authors

ČERNÁ, M.; VESELÝ, M.; DZIK, P.

RIV year

2011

Released

17. 3. 2011

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Location

Amsterdam

ISBN

0920-5861

Periodical

CATALYSIS TODAY

Year of study

161

Number

1

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

97

Pages to

104

Pages count

8

URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TFG-51NMYF7-6&_user=640830&_coverDate=03%2F17%2F2011&_alid=1667975596&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_cdi=5226&_sort=r&_st=13&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=1&_acct=C000032308&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=640830&md5=12e56329bf44702b51f953105f9cd2e6&searchtype=a

BibTex

@article{BUT49900,
  author="Marcela {Králová} and Michal {Veselý} and Petr {Dzik}",
  title="Physical and chemical properties of titanium dioxide printed layers",
  journal="CATALYSIS TODAY",
  year="2011",
  volume="161",
  number="1",
  pages="97--104",
  doi="10.1016/j.cattod.2010.11.019",
  issn="0920-5861",
  url="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TFG-51NMYF7-6&_user=640830&_coverDate=03%2F17%2F2011&_alid=1667975596&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_cdi=5226&_sort=r&_st=13&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=1&_acct=C000032308&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=640830&md5=12e56329bf44702b51f953105f9cd2e6&searchtype=a"
}