Author(s)

Ayodele Abeeb Daniyan, Lasisi Ejibunu Umoru, Bankole Olunlade

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria; Engineering Materials Development Institute, Akure, Nigeria.
Engineering Materials Development Institute, Akure, Nigeria.

This paper presented the preparation of TiO₂ thin film on empty glass and Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) glass by spin coating method. Highly transparent titanium oxide thin films were obtained. The Optical absorption and transmission of the film prepared from both the synthesized and the commercially available TiO₂ were measured by the UV-Visible Spectrophotometer. A sharp absorption edge of the TiO₂ film was observed. The estimated energy band gap for the film of the commercially available sample was larger than that of the synthesized one.

Titanium Dioxide; ITO; Spin Coating; Absorption; Band Gap

Daniyan, A. , Umoru, L. and Olunlade, B. (2013) Preparation of Nano-TiO₂ Thin Film Using Spin Coating Method. Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, 1, 138-144. doi: 10.4236/jmmce.2013.14024.