Anatase TiO2 films obtained by cathodic arc deposition

TiO2 thin films were prepared on glass substrates at different temperatures employing an unfiltered cathodic arc device. The temperature values were varied from room temperature to 400 ºC. The crystalline structure of the films was determined by X-ray diffraction. The surface morphology was studied...

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Autores: Kleiman, Ariel Javier, Marquez, Adriana Beatriz, Lamas, Diego Germán
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/103602
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/103602
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arc evaporation
Titanium oxide
Structure
Atomic force microscopy
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Sumario:TiO2 thin films were prepared on glass substrates at different temperatures employing an unfiltered cathodic arc device. The temperature values were varied from room temperature to 400 ºC. The crystalline structure of the films was determined by X-ray diffraction. The surface morphology was studied by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Transmittance in UV-visible region was also measured. All films deposited at temperatures lower than 300 ºC were amorphous, whereas films obtained at higher temperatures grew in crystalline anatase phase. Phase transition amorphous-to-anatase was observed after post-annealing at 400 ºC. The average transmittance value for all films was higher than 80%, a comparison among the films obtained at different temperatures shown the transmittance value slightly higher for films obtained at highest temperatures. Grain size for as-deposited crystalline films was determined approximately in 20 nm, with a surface roughness of about 2 nm.