Hierarchical rutile/anatase TiO2 nanorod/nanoflower thin film: Synthesis and characterizations

摘要： Hierarchical TiO2 nanorod/nano?ower thin ?lm was synthesized on ?uorine doped tin oxide glass via hydrothermal and aqueous chemistry methods. According to ?eld emission scanning electron microscopy results, the thin ?lm was crack-free and uniform. Primary nanorods had an average diameter of 95 nm and a length of 2 μm. They were perpendicular to the substrate owing to the TiO2 prenucleation. Growth of the nano?owers on the nanorods could increase both the speci?c surface area and roughness. X-ray di?raction and Raman spectroscopy showed that the nanorods were rutile; while the nano?owers were anatase. E?cient electron transfer from anatase to rutile could therefore occur. According to the di?use transmittance spectroscopy examination, the light harvesting rate was ameliorated and the band gap energy reduced to 2.83 eV. This was attributed to the F-doping the sample during synthesis. The enhancement of the photoelectrochemical activity allowed substitution of the TiO2 nanorod/nano?ower thin ?lm for the traditional TiO2 nanorods usually used in solar cells, sensors, and photocatalytic systems.