Abstract
Liquid-phase deposition (LPD) from aqueous solution, under mild conditions of temperature (≤55°C) and pH (2.88-3.88), can produce thin (0.1-1.0 μm), adherent titania (TiO2) films. This paper reports a systematic study of LPD TiO2 films on variously prepared silicon wafer substrates, including (to our knowledge for the first time with LPD) several types of sulfonated surfaces (including sulfonated self-assembled monolayers and sulfonated polyelectrolyte multilayers). The growth rate and crystallinity of these films could be controlled by careful manipulation of solution parameters and surface functionality of the substrate.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2476-2485 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |