Research Article
Silver Doped Nanostructure Composite Photocatalyst Film Synthesized by
Sol-Gel Spin and Dip Coating Technique on Glass
Table 2
Physical and chemical characteristics of different
TiO2 photocatalysts.
| Material | Heat-treatment conditions | Particle size (nm)(a) | Scratch adhesion (g/mm2) |
| Sol-gel derived TiO2 | — | — | 150 | modified with MC | C, 1 h | 13.4 | 1500 | P25 | — | 18.8
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~0 | C, 1 h | 19.2 | ~0 | ANP | — | 15 | ~0 | C, 1 h | 16.3 | ~0 | MPC500 | —
| 6.6
| ~0
| C, 1 h | 16.7 | ~0 | ANPSGF-MC | — | 14.9 | 9 | C, 1 h | 16.3 | 200 | MPC500SGF-MC | — | 6.6
| 10
| C, 1 h | 18.1 | 350 | P25SGF-MC | — | 19.2 | 10 | C, 1 h | 18.6 | 200 |
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(a) Using Scherrer equation: , where nm.
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