Issue 28, 2009

Photocatalytically-active and photocontrollable coatings based on titania-loaded hybrid sol–gel films

Abstract

The photocatalytically-active coatings were obtained by immobilizing titania nanoparticles into a sol–gel-derived SiOx:ZrOx matrix. The resultant hybrid films show high photocatalytic, photobiocide and excellent corrosion protection properties which exhibit no degradation during the course of long-term irradiation with UV light. The possibility of a UV-induced opening of titania-based polyelectrolyte containers embedded into SiOx:ZrOx film is also demonstrated that opens fresh opportunities in developing photocontrollable coatings capable to release encapsulated chemical agents under illumination.

Graphical abstract: Photocatalytically-active and photocontrollable coatings based on titania-loaded hybrid sol–gel films

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Dec 2008
Accepted
09 Mar 2009
First published
03 Apr 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 4931-4937

Photocatalytically-active and photocontrollable coatings based on titania-loaded hybrid sol–gel films

E. V. Skorb, D. G. Shchukin, H. Möhwald and D. V. Sviridov, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 4931 DOI: 10.1039/B821827G

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