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Synthesis and characterization of flexible one-dimensional TiO2 nanocrystalline films

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The flexible oriented one-dimensional (1-D) TiO2 nanocrystalline films with large length-diameter ratios were synthesized in 1 M NaOH solution by hydrothermal treatment of the thin titanium layer which was deposited on flexible stainless steel substrates by direct current magnetron sputtering. The films were characterized, respectively by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-Ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results showed that the TiO2 films were composed of oriented single-crystalline anatase nanowires, and the morphology of the nanowire film was determined by hydrothermal conditions. The photoelectric property studies revealed that the photoelectric property of TiO2 films was improved with the increase of the hydrothermal temperature. This approach provides an alternative method to synthesize 1-D TiO2 nanocrystalline films on non-Ti substrates.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics for NUAA Research Funding (NO. NS2010153) and Jiangsu key technology R&D Program (BE2009130).

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    Jie Deng, Jie Tao, Tao Wu & Hong Zhu

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Deng, J., Tao, J., Wu, T. et al. Synthesis and characterization of flexible one-dimensional TiO2 nanocrystalline films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 23, 295–301 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-011-0408-8

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