T. Tsuchiya et al., Direct conversion of titanium alkoxide into crystallized TiO2 (rutile) using coating photolysis process with ArF excimer laser, JPN J A P 2, 38(7B), 1999, pp. L823-L825
TiO2 (rutile) films have been successfully prepared by the coating photolys
is process using ArF excimer laser irradiation at room temperature. The cho
ice of the Ti-alkoxide type as the starting material and the effects of atm
osphere on the product firms have been studied by Fourier transformation in
frared (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). When using Ti(O-i-C3H7)(4) as t
he starting material, rutile films were obtained by the irradiation in a dr
y N-2 atmosphere, whereas amorphous films were obtained by irradiation in a
ir. When using Ti(OCH2CH(C2H5)-n-C4H9)(4) as a starting material, rutile fi
lms were obtained by the irradiation even in the air atmosphere. Crystalliz
ation mechanism is also discussed.