Structural and Electrical Properties of TiO2 Thin films

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is traditionally the most widely used white pigment due to its high refractive index. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is traditionally the most widely used white pigment due to its high refractive index. TiO2 has received considerable attention and it has been used for optical coatings, photo-catalysis agents, gas sensors and solar cells. In this Work, nano-structured TiO2 thin-films were grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique on glass substrates. The prepared thin films were annealed from 400-600 degrees C in air for a period of 2 hours. Effect of annealing on the structural and electrical properties was studied. X-ray diffraction pattern exhibits peaks correspond to tetragonal anatase phase of TiO2 and the evaluated average crystallite size of the prepared materials are in the range of 16 to 30 nm. Electrical properties of the prepared samples are analyzed.