Characteristics and optical properties of iron ion (Fe3+)-doped titanium oxide thin films prepared by a sol–gel spin coating
Characteristics and optical properties of iron ion (Fe3+)-doped titanium oxide thin films prepared by a sol–gel spin coating
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.05.105
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发表时间:
2009-04
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Moo-Chin Wang;Huey-Jiuan Lin;Tien-syh Yang
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作者:
Moo-Chin Wang;Huey-Jiuan Lin;Tien-syh Yang
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films doping of various iron ion (Fe3+) concentrations have been prepared on a glass substrate by the sol–gel spin coating process. Characteristics and optical properties of TiO2thin films doping of various Fe content were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis) and spectroscopic ellipsometry. The crystalline phase of TiO2thin films comprised only the anatase TiO2, but the crystallinity decreased when the Fe3+content increased from 0 to 25.0wt%. During the Fe3+addition to 25.0wt%, the phase of TiO2thin film still maintained the amorphous state. The absorption edge of TiO2thin films shifted towards longer wavelengths (i.e. red shifted) from 355 to 415nm when the Fe3+-doped concentration increased from 0 to 25.0wt%. The values of the refractive index (n), and extinction coefficient (k), decreased with an increasing Fe3+content. Moreover, the band-gap energy of TiO2thin films also decreased from 3.29 to 2.83eV with an increase in the Fe3+content from 0 to 25.0wt%.