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Characterization of anti-reflective and self-cleaning SiO2–TiO2 composite film

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Sol–gel dip-coating technique can be used to fabricate SiO2–TiO2 composite film with self-cleaning and anti-reflectance properties from low-cost SiO2 colloid solution and Ti(OC4H9)4. The physical and structural properties have been investigated by UV–visible spectrophotometer, contact angle meter, XRD, FT-IR, FESEM. UV–vis spectra and methyl orange photodegradation experiments showed that the SiO2–TiO2 composite film had high light transmittance and photocatalytic activity.

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This work was financially supported by the International S&T Cooperation Program of China (2011DFA61850) and National Key Basic Research Program of China (2012CB626805).

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    Hui Zhang, Duowang Fan, Tianzhi Yu & Chenglong Wang

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Zhang, H., Fan, D., Yu, T. et al. Characterization of anti-reflective and self-cleaning SiO2–TiO2 composite film. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 66, 274–279 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-013-3004-y

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