Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning Applications
Photocatalytic TiO2 coatings are famously known for their excellent self-cleaning behavior, where very thin water layer formed on the superhydrophilic surface can easily wash-off the dirt particles while flowing. Here we report the preparation of the optically transparent, adherent, highly wettable...
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doaj-820fb04c24f24a0d8df2956792fc81982020-11-24T22:30:25ZengMDPI AGCoatings2079-64122014-07-014349750710.3390/coatings4030497coatings4030497Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning ApplicationsSanjay S. Latthe0Shanhu Liu1Chiaki Terashima2Kazuya Nakata3Akira Fujishima4Photocatalysis International Research Center, Research Institute for Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, JapanPhotocatalysis International Research Center, Research Institute for Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, JapanPhotocatalysis International Research Center, Research Institute for Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, JapanPhotocatalysis International Research Center, Research Institute for Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, JapanPhotocatalysis International Research Center, Research Institute for Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, JapanPhotocatalytic TiO2 coatings are famously known for their excellent self-cleaning behavior, where very thin water layer formed on the superhydrophilic surface can easily wash-off the dirt particles while flowing. Here we report the preparation of the optically transparent, adherent, highly wettable towards water and photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 coatings on polycarbonate (PC) substrate for self-cleaning applications. The silica barrier layer was applied on UV-treated PC substrate before spin coating the SiO2-TiO2 coatings. The effect of different vol% of SiO2 in TiO2 and its influence on the surface morphology, mechanical stability, wettability, and photocatalytic properties of the coatings were studied in detail. The coatings prepared from 7 vol% of SiO2 in TiO2 showed smooth, crack-free surface morphology and low surface roughness compared to the coatings prepared from the higher vol% of SiO2 in TiO2. The water drops on this coating acquires a contact angle less than 10° after UV irradiation for 30 min. All the coatings prepared from different vol% (7 to 20) of SiO2 in TiO2 showed high transparency in the visible range.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/4/3/497photocatalyticwettabletransparentSiO2-TiO2 coatingsself-cleaning |
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Sanjay S. Latthe Shanhu Liu Chiaki Terashima Kazuya Nakata Akira Fujishima Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning Applications Coatings photocatalytic wettable transparent SiO2-TiO2 coatings self-cleaning |
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Sanjay S. Latthe Shanhu Liu Chiaki Terashima Kazuya Nakata Akira Fujishima |
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Sanjay S. Latthe |
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Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning Applications |
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Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning Applications |
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Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning Applications |
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Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning Applications |
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Transparent, Adherent, and Photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 Coatings on Polycarbonate for Self-Cleaning Applications |
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transparent, adherent, and photocatalytic sio2-tio2 coatings on polycarbonate for self-cleaning applications |
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Photocatalytic TiO2 coatings are famously known for their excellent self-cleaning behavior, where very thin water layer formed on the superhydrophilic surface can easily wash-off the dirt particles while flowing. Here we report the preparation of the optically transparent, adherent, highly wettable towards water and photocatalytic SiO2-TiO2 coatings on polycarbonate (PC) substrate for self-cleaning applications. The silica barrier layer was applied on UV-treated PC substrate before spin coating the SiO2-TiO2 coatings. The effect of different vol% of SiO2 in TiO2 and its influence on the surface morphology, mechanical stability, wettability, and photocatalytic properties of the coatings were studied in detail. The coatings prepared from 7 vol% of SiO2 in TiO2 showed smooth, crack-free surface morphology and low surface roughness compared to the coatings prepared from the higher vol% of SiO2 in TiO2. The water drops on this coating acquires a contact angle less than 10° after UV irradiation for 30 min. All the coatings prepared from different vol% (7 to 20) of SiO2 in TiO2 showed high transparency in the visible range. |
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photocatalytic wettable transparent SiO2-TiO2 coatings self-cleaning |
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