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Formation of Anisotropic Nanostructures on Rutile TiO2(110) Surfaces and Their Photo-Absorption Properties

Solanki, Vanaraj and Joshi, Shalik Ram and Mishra, Indrani and Kanjilal, D and Varma, Shikha (2018) Formation of Anisotropic Nanostructures on Rutile TiO2(110) Surfaces and Their Photo-Absorption Properties. In: METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, 49A (7). pp. 3117-3121.

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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4622-3

Abstract

Enhancement of absorption properties in nanostructures of rutile TiO2, fabricated through an ion beam sputtering process, are reported here. The nanostructures are anisotropic in nature, being elongated along the 001] direction. With increasing fluence, the anisotropy of the nanostructures increases. Their width along 10], however, is constrained and does not grow proportionally. The results indicate that the asymmetric diffusion of mobile species, created by preferential sputtering, on the rutile TiO2(110) surface plays a crucial role in defining the nanostructure morphology as well as the photo-absorption properties. An enhanced photo-absorption response from TiO2 nanostructures was also observed here. The results were obtained in the absence of any dopant material.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
Publisher: SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA
Additional Information: Copy right of this article belong to SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA
Department/Centre: Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited: 25 Jun 2018 15:53
Last Modified: 25 Jun 2018 15:53
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/60078

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