Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of erbium (Er<sup>3+</sup>) and yttrium (Y<sup>3+</sup>) doped TiO<sub>2</sub> thin films with remarkable self-cleaning super-hydrophilic properties
Raquel da Silva Cardoso, Suélen M. Amorim, Gidiane Scaratti, Camilla Daniela Moura-Nickel, Rodrigo Peralta Muniz Moreira, Gianluca Li Puma, Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira
Abstract
The self-cleaning and super hydrophilic properties of pristine TiO<sub>2</sub> and of TiO<sub>2</sub> doped with Er<sup>3+</sup> or Y<sup>3+</sup> transparent thin films deposited onto glass substrates were investigated.
Topics & Concepts
YttriumErbiumDopingMaterials sciencePhotocatalysisThin filmNuclear chemistryOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyCatalysisOrganic chemistryOxideTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials