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Abstract

The effect of three popular surface activation methods for a titanium oxide (titania) surface was thoroughly investigated to identify the most effective protocol for the enhancement of hydrophilicity. All the methods, namely H2O2 activation, UV irradiation and oxygen plasma treatment resulted in an enhanced hydrophilic titania surface, which was evidenced by the reduced contact angle values. To study in detail the chemical and morphological features responsible for the increased hydrophilicity, the treated surfaces were submitted to inspection with atomic force microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The correlation between the treatment and titania surface hydroxylation as well as hydrophilic behavior have been discussed.

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Title
Effect of Various Surface Treatments on Wettability and Morphological Properties of Titanium Oxide Thin Films
Author
Kuźmicz-Mirosław, Ewelina 1 ; Kuśmierz, Marcin 2 ; Terpiłowski, Konrad 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Śmietana, Mateusz 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Barczak, Mariusz 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Staniszewska, Magdalena 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 SDS Optic S.A. Głęboka 39, 20-612 Lublin, Poland; [email protected] 
 Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Maria Curie-Sklodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland; [email protected] (M.K.); [email protected] (K.T.) 
 Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland; [email protected] 
First page
4113
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
19961944
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2679792296
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.