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Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Publisher : RSC Advances
Source : RSC Advances, Volume 2, Number 5, p.2067-2072 (2012)
Keywords : Absorbances, Alizarin Red, Coatings, Contact angle, Degussa, Electrospinning, Glass substrates, Optical properties, Photo-catalytic, Photocatalysis, Photovoltaic modules, Porous TiO, Self-cleaning properties, Substrates, Super-hydrophilic, Super-hydrophilicity, TiO, Titanium dioxide, Transparent coatings, Water contact angle, Window coating
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Year : 2012
Abstract : A photocatalytic, superhydrophilic, transparent, porous TiO 2 film consisting of rice-shaped nano/mesostructures deposited on glass substrates by electrospinning has been developed. Optical properties such as transmittance and absorbance, as well as the superhydrophilicity and self-cleaning properties (photocatalysis) of the deposited TiO 2 film are studied. The water contact angle decreases with increase in the thickness of the TiO 2 resulting in superhydrophilic transparent coatings which may be used for applications in window coatings and photovoltaic modules. The self-cleaning property of the TiO 2 film consisting of rice-shaped nano/mesostructures is compared with that of commercially available Degussa P-25 in the photodegradation of Alizarin red dye and found to be more effective. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Cite this Research Publication : V. A. Ganesh, A. S. Nair, Raut, H. K., Walsh, T. M., and Ramakrishna, S., “Photocatalytic superhydrophilic TiO 2 coating on glass by electrospinning”, RSC Advances, vol. 2, pp. 2067-2072, 2012.