Abstract
Two-dimensional graded metal oxide films with highly ordered periodic structure have been prepared from aqueous metal–fluoro complex solutions by liquid-phase infiltration (LPI) in aqueous solution. Films were deposited from solution, in which a (NH4)2TiF6 solution was added at a controlled flow rate in an FeOOH–NH4F·HF solution. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) reveals that the resultant graded oxide structures have highly nano-ordered architectures and represent negative or positive replicas of the template. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray microanalysis of the films revealed that the present technique enabled wide-range control of the composition and graded profile of the deposited films in the depth direction. Along with the change in composition, the microstructure of the films changes from microcrystalline β-FeOOH at the base to nanocrystalline anatase-TiO2. The LPI process is conducive to the preparation of advanced nanoceramics with highly ordered structures.
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