Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 10, Issue 6, 063102(2012)
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin film coating on microstructured silicon substrate
Photocatalytic TiO2 thin film is prepared by sol-gel technique on microstructured silicon substrate produced by femtosecond laser cumulative irradiation. The photocatalytic activity is evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. For 6-ml MB solution with initial concentration of 3.0 \times 10^{-5} mol/L, the degradation rate caused by TiO2 thin film of 2-cm2 area is higher than 70% after 10-h UV irradiation. Microstructured silicon substrate is found to enhance photocatalytic activity of the TiO2 thin film remarkably. The femtosecond laser microstructured silicon substrate is suitable to support TiO2 thin film photocatalysts.
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Liwei Yang, Yulan Wang, Li Zhao, "Enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin film coating on microstructured silicon substrate," Chin. Opt. Lett. 10, 063102 (2012)
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Received: Nov. 14, 2011
Accepted: Dec. 12, 2012
Published Online: Mar. 13, 2012
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