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Influence of Factors on Porous TiO2 Films Prepared at Room Temperature

SHEN Qian-Hong1, CAI Zhen-Qian1, GAO Ji-Wei1,2, YANG Hui1,2   

  1. (1. College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; 2. Green Construction Materials and Applied Technology Engineering Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)
  • Received:2006-10-17 Revised:2006-11-19 Published:2007-09-20 Online:2007-09-20

Abstract: A solution consisting of styrene-acrylate spheres and anatase TiO2 colloidal particles was synthesized. The films were
prepared from resultant solution by a dip-coating technique, and then styrene-acrylate spheres were preferentially dissolved in toluene, and the porous anatase TiO2 films were obtained at room temperature. Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were adopted to analyze the influence of the styrene-acrylate emulsion consumption, the dosage of TiO2 sol, the aging time of the solutions and the conditions of eliminating styrene-acrylate spheres
on the morphology of the films. The results show that the mass ratio of TiO2 sol and styrene-acrylate emulsion affects the morphology of the pores; the aging time is a dominant factor for the formation of the dense pores on the surface;
styrene-acrylate spheres can be eliminated effectively by the ultrasonic oscillation. The results also indicate that the appropriate proportion is: 15g TiO2 sol+0.2g styrene-acrylate emulsion+10g H2O; the solutions are aged for 15d, and the films are soaked into toluene and vibrated by ultrasonic for 10min.

Key words: titania film, porosity, styrene-acrylate emulsion, room-temperature preparation

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