Influence of laser modification of TiO2 films for its photocatalytic properties

Mirosław Sawczak; Michał Górski; Hubert Rachubiński; Adam Cenian

doi:10.1117/12.2014621

22 January 2013 Influence of laser modification of TiO₂ films for its photocatalytic properties

Mirosław Sawczak, Michał Górski, Hubert Rachubiński, Adam Cenian

Proceedings Volume 8703, Laser Technology 2012: Applications of Lasers; 87030M (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2014621
Event: Tenth Symposium on Laser Technology, 2012, Szczecin, Poland

Abstract

The photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ layer modified by laser radiation is discussed in the paper. Commercially available nanopowder P25(Degussa) was used, which consists of a mixture of anatase and rutile - two crystallographic forms of TiO₂ . The spin-coating technique was applied to produce thin layers on glass. After drying and calcination the layer was thermally modified using a pulsed (6 ns) Nd:YAG laser (FHG 266 nm). This caused a clearly visible surface darkening effect. The XRD spectra show that phase change transition (from anatase to rutile) took place partially. This was also confirmed by Raman spectra. The main peak of Raman-spectra shifts from 142,84 to 145,22 cm^-1, probably due to decreasing size of TiO₂ nanoparticles or more probably due to a defects generation in nanocrystallite structure. Defects have been reported in the literature as surface oxygen depletion and generation valance states Ti³⁺ and Ti⁴⁺. Eventually, kinetics of methylene-blue decay and CO₂ to methane conversion were examined. In both cases an increase of catalytic activity was observed.

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Mirosław Sawczak, Michał Górski, Hubert Rachubiński, and Adam Cenian "Influence of laser modification of TiO₂ films for its photocatalytic properties", Proc. SPIE 8703, Laser Technology 2012: Applications of Lasers, 87030M (22 January 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2014621

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