Synthesis of TiO2-doped SiO2 composite films and its applications

The TiO2-doped SiO2 composite films were prepared by two-step sol-gel method and then it was applied in the degradation of methylene red (MR) as photocatalysts. In XRD, FT-IR, and TEM investigations of these TiO2-doped SiO2 composite films, the titanium oxide species are highly dispersed in the SiO2 matrixes and exist in a tetrahedral form. And special attention has been focused on the relationship between the local structure of the titanium oxide species in the TiO2-doped SiO2 composite films and the photocatalytic reactivity in order to provide vital information for the design and application of such highly efficient photocatalytic systems in the degradation of toxic compounds diluted in a liquid phase.