Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films

Photocatalytic zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were synthesized and characterized on glass. First, a stable zinc peroxide (ZnO2) nano-particle colloid was produced. The 4 reagents were zinc acetate dihydrate, DI water, H2O2 and PEG 200. The colloid was spin coated and spray coated onto glass substrates,...

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Main Author: Liu, Yiwei.
Other Authors: Sun Changqing
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2009
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-179962023-07-07T16:11:07Z Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films Liu, Yiwei. Sun Changqing School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering DRNTU::Engineering Photocatalytic zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were synthesized and characterized on glass. First, a stable zinc peroxide (ZnO2) nano-particle colloid was produced. The 4 reagents were zinc acetate dihydrate, DI water, H2O2 and PEG 200. The colloid was spin coated and spray coated onto glass substrates, then heated at 450oC for 1hr to obtain ZnO thin films. XRD analysis was conducted and confirmed correct ZnO crystals were obtained. Coating development was carried out to determine a process for obtaining a good coating quality. Transmittance, haze and clarity were measured to verify coating quality. Super-hydrophilicity effect was clearly present under UV irradiation for spin coated sample. Very slow oxidation rate under UV irradiation was measured over 64 hours for all samples. Bachelor of Engineering 2009-06-18T07:39:43Z 2009-06-18T07:39:43Z 2009 2009 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/17996 en Nanyang Technological University 34 p. application/pdf
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Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films
description Photocatalytic zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were synthesized and characterized on glass. First, a stable zinc peroxide (ZnO2) nano-particle colloid was produced. The 4 reagents were zinc acetate dihydrate, DI water, H2O2 and PEG 200. The colloid was spin coated and spray coated onto glass substrates, then heated at 450oC for 1hr to obtain ZnO thin films. XRD analysis was conducted and confirmed correct ZnO crystals were obtained. Coating development was carried out to determine a process for obtaining a good coating quality. Transmittance, haze and clarity were measured to verify coating quality. Super-hydrophilicity effect was clearly present under UV irradiation for spin coated sample. Very slow oxidation rate under UV irradiation was measured over 64 hours for all samples.
author2 Sun Changqing
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author Liu, Yiwei.
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title Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films
title_short Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films
title_full Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films
title_fullStr Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films
title_sort synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic zinc oxide thin films
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