Microstructural Studies of Ag/TiO2 Thin Film; Effect of Annealing Temperature

Authors

  • A.R. Kamrosni Universiti Malaysia Perlis, (UniMAP), Center of Excellence Geopolymer & Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, 02600 JalanKangar- Arau, Perlis, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-2401
  • C.H. Dewi Suryani Universiti Malaysia Perlis, (UniMAP), Center of Excellence Geopolymer & Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, 02600 JalanKangar- Arau, Perlis, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0224-8029
  • A. Azliza Universiti Malaysia Perlis, (UniMAP), Center of Excellence Geopolymer & Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, 02600 JalanKangar- Arau, Perlis, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-6385
  • A.B.A. Mohd. Mustafa Universiti Malaysia Perlis, (UniMAP), Center of Excellence Geopolymer & Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, 02600 JalanKangar- Arau, Perlis, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9779-8586
  • M.S. Mohd. Arif Anuar Universiti Malaysia Perlis, (UniMAP), Center of Excellence Geopolymer & Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, 02600 JalanKangar- Arau, Perlis, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-7558
  • M. Norsuria Universiti Malaysia Perlis, (UniMAP), Center of Excellence Geopolymer & Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, 02600 JalanKangar- Arau, Perlis, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8575-6838
  • V. Chobpattana Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT), Fac ulty of Engineering, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-0730
  • L. Kaczmarek Lodz University of Technology (TUL), Instititute of Materials Science and Engineering, 1/15 Stefanowskiego Str., 90-924 Lodz, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6163-3608
  • B. Jeż Częstochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Department of Physics, 19 Armii Krajowej Av., 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-5946
  • M. Nabiałek Częstochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Department of Physics, 19 Armii Krajowej Av., 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6585-3918

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24425/amm.2022.137496

Abstract

Microstructures are an important link between materials processing and performance, and microstructure control is essential for any materials processing route where the microstructure plays a major role in determining the properties. In this work, silver-doped titanium dioxide (Ag/TiO2) thin film was prepared by the sol-gel method through the hydrolysis of titanium tetra-isopropoxide and silver nitrate solution. The sol was spin coated on ITO glass substrate to get uniform film followed by annealing process for 2 hours. The obtained films were annealed at different annealing temperatures in the range of 300°C-600°C in order to observe the effect on crystalline state, microstructures and optical properties of Ag/TiO2 thin film. The thin films were characterized by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. It is clearly seen, when the annealing temperature increases to 500°C, a peak at 2θ = 25.30° can be seen which refers to the structure of TiO2 tetragonal anatase. The structure of Ag/TiO2 thin film become denser, linked together, porous and uniformly distributed on the surface and displays the highest cut-off wavelength value which is 396 nm with the lowest band gap value, which is 3.10 eV.

Published

2022-02-28

How to Cite

Kamrosni, A.R., et al. “Microstructural Studies of Ag TiO2 Thin Film; Effect of Annealing Temperature”. Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, vol. 67, no. 1, Feb. 2022, doi:10.24425/amm.2022.137496.

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Articles