A hybrid nanoparticle/alkoxide ink for inkjet printing of TiO2: a templating effect to form anatase at 200 °C

Josh Turner; Helen C Aspinall; Simon Rushworth; Kate Black

doi:10.1039/c9ra06119c

A hybrid nanoparticle/alkoxide ink for inkjet printing of TiO₂: a templating effect to form anatase at 200 °C

RSC Adv. 2019 Nov 28;9(67):39143-39146. doi: 10.1039/c9ra06119c. eCollection 2019 Nov 27.

Authors

Josh Turner¹, Helen C Aspinall¹, Simon Rushworth², Kate Black³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZD UK.
² Epivalence Ltd., The Wilton Site Wilton Redcar TS10 4RF UK.
³ School of Engineering, University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 3GH UK k.black@liverpool.ac.uk.

Abstract

A reactive ink (Ink 1) containing Ti(OPrⁱ)₄ in PrⁱOH with dimethoxyethan as a kinetic stabiliser deposits TiO₂ by inkjet printing. A hybrid ink (Ink 2) consists of Ink 1 with the addition of anatase NPs, which act as seeds for the formation of anatase TiO₂ at 200 °C. Printing of anatase on PET is also reported.