Photocatalytic properties of transparent TiO2 coatings doped with neodymium

Wojcieszak, Damian; Kaczmarek, Danuta; Domaradzki, Jarosław; Mazur, Michał; Morawski, Antoni W.; Janus, Magdalena; Prociów, Eugenius; Gemmellaro, Pietro

doi:10.2478/v10026-012-0077-2

Abstract

In this work photocatalytic properties of TiO2 thin fi lms doped with 8.51 at. % of Nd were described. The self-cleaning phenomenon of thin fi lms was discussed together with the structural, optical and surface properties of prepared thin fi lms. Transparent coatings based on titanium dioxide were manufactured by high-energy reactive magnetron sputtering process. Incorporation of Nd during sputtering process results in amorphous behavior, without a signifi cant infl uence on transparency and colour as compared to the undoped TiO2-rutile matrix. Nevertheless, doping with neodymium doubles the photocatalytic activity of the matrix due to higher quantity of photo-generated charge carriers and more effi cient mechanism of energy transfer.

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Photocatalytic properties of transparent TiO2 coatings doped with neodymium

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