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Transparent, pure SiO2, TiO2, and mixed silica-titania films were (stochastically) deposited directly onto glass substrates by flame spray pyrolysis of organometallic solutions (hexamethyldisiloxane or tetraethyl orthosilicate and/or titanium tetra isopropoxide in xylene) and Stabilized by in Situ flame annealing. Silicon dioxide films consisted of a network of interwoven nanofibers or nanowires several hundred nm long and 10-15 nm thick, its determined by microscopy. These nanowire or nanofibrous films were formed by chemical vapor deposition (surface growth) oil bare glass substrates during scalable combustion of precursor solutions at ambient conditions, for the first time to our knowledge, as determined by thermophoretic sampling of the flame aerosol and microscopy. In contrast, titanium dioxide films consisted of nanoparticles 3-5 nm in diameter that were formed in the flame and deposited onto the glass substrate, resulting ill highly porous, lace-like nanostructures. Mixed SiO2-TiO2 films (40 mol % SiO2) had similar morphology to pure TiO2 films. Under normal solar radiation, all such Films having a minimal thickness of about 300 nm completely prevented fogging of the glass substrates. These anti-fogging properties were attributed to inhibition of water droplet formation by such super-hydrophilic coatings as determined by wetting angle measurements. Deactivated (without UV radiation) pure TiO2 coatings lost their super-hydrophilicity and anti-fogging properties even though their wetting angle was reduced by their nanowicking. In contrast, SiO2-TiO2 coatings exhibited the best anti-fogging performance at all conditions taking advantage of the high surface coverage by TiO2 nanoparticles and the super-hydrophilic properties of SiO2 on their surface.
- 出版日期2009-11-3
