Synthesis and Characterization of Thin TiO2 Films Using the Sol-gel dip Coating Method

Abstract

Abstract TiO2 titanium oxide is a material with many applications, due to its electronic and optical properties, the characterization of the nanostructures developed with this material is carried out in order to determine its physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. This article presents the results of TiO2 multilayered thin film deposited in Corning glass substrate with the immersion technique using the Sol-gel dip coating method. The quality of the film strongly depends on the internal forces of the polymeric chains which lead to viscosity, gravitational force, surface tension, and gravity as an efficient form of obtaining TiO2 thin film. The film was submitted to thermal treatment of 400 ºC for 2 hours. The results of the experiment show film with a thickness from 139 to 171 nm that features anatase phase, a crystalline quality that corresponds to the number of deposited layers and have a bandgap close to 3.5 eV. The results show that TiO2 thin film can be used in applications that require high permittivity or high transmittance.