Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1648988 | Materials Letters | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Fully dense TiO2 films with (1) mixed-phase rutile and anatase and (2) anatase (sole phase) were deposited on fused quartz substrates by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at nominally 400 °C. The presence and absence of insulation around the entrainment pathway traversing 20 cm above the substrate/hot plate were investigated (174 °C vs 122 °C). The thick films were assessed in terms of mineralogies (qualitative and quantitative), microstructures (topography, thickness and grain size), and visible light transmission (optical and microstructural considerations). With insulation, opaque mixed anatase (∼ 30 vol.%; < 50 nm) and rutile (∼ 70 vol.%; ∼ 1 μm) were observed; without insulation, only transparent anatase (< 50 nm) was observed.
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Authors
A. Nakaruk, G. Kavei, C.C. Sorrell,