正钛酸胶溶法制纳米TiO2薄膜及性能表征

The Nanometer TiO₂ thin film was prepared by sol method with titanic acid precursor from industrial TiOSO₄ solution. The characters of the sol and the factors affecting sol formation were investigated by ζ electricity potential. The crystalline structure, particle size, appearance shape and photo-catalytic activity were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM and spectrophotometer. The study show: (1) pH value and HNO₃concentration effected importantly on the forming process and stability of the sol. The thermodynamic condition for forming sol is pH=0.5～1.5. The lower the HNO₃concentration,the more stable the sol. The ζ electricity potential of the sol, with 5% HNO₃as gluing reagent, was up to 48 mV, and shelf life of the sol could more than 10 months. (2) The film, made from the sol and crystallized at 400 ℃, had the characters of anatase structure and crystal size of 18.5 nm by XRD analysis. The SEM imagines show that TiO₂ film was with the characteristics of tight surface structure, The TEM imagine showed the mean particle size is about 20 nm. The photo-degrading test data indicate that the photo-degrading rate to methyl orange solution of 20 mg·L^-1 was more than 84% in 5 hours.