Raman study of TiO2 coatings modified by UV pulsed laser

Radosław Belka; Justyna Kęczkowska; Piotr Sęk

doi:10.1117/12.2261655

8 December 2016 Raman study of TiO₂ coatings modified by UV pulsed laser

Radosław Belka, Justyna Kęczkowska, Piotr Sęk

Proceedings Volume 10159, Laser Technology 2016: Progress and Applications of Lasers; 101590V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2261655
Event: XIth Symposium on Laser Technology, 2016, Jastarnia, Poland

Abstract

The TiO₂ coatings were prepared by simple sol-gel method and modified by UV pulsed laser. TiO₂, also know as titania, is a ceramic compound, existing in numerous polymorphic forms, mainly as tetragonal rutile and anatase, and rhomboidal brookite. Rutile is the most stable form of titanium dioxide, whereas anatase is a metastable form, created in lower temperatures than rutile. Anatase is marked with higher specific surface area, porosity and a higher number of surface hydroxyl groups as compared to rutile. The unique optical and electronic properties of TiO₂ results in its use as semiconductors dielectric mirrors, sunscreen and UV-blocking pigments and especially as photocatalyst.

In this paper, the tetraisopropoxide was used as Ti precursor according to sol-gel method. An organic base was applied during sol preparation. Prepared gel was coated on glass substrates and calcined in low temperature to obtain amorphous phase of titania. Prepared coatings were modified by UV picosecond pulse laser with different pulse repetition rate and pulse power. Physical modification of the coatings using laser pulses was intended in order change the phase content of the produced material. Raman spectroscopy (RS) method was applied to studies of modified coatings as it is one of the basic analytical techniques, supporting the identification of compounds and obtaining information about the structure. Especially, RS is a useful method for distinguishing the anatase and rutile phases. In these studies, anatase to rutile transformation was observed, depending on laser parameters.

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Radosław Belka, Justyna Kęczkowska, and Piotr Sęk "Raman study of TiO₂ coatings modified by UV pulsed laser", Proc. SPIE 10159, Laser Technology 2016: Progress and Applications of Lasers, 101590V (8 December 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2261655

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