Research Article

Development of Photocatalytic Active TiO2 Surfaces by Thermal Spraying of Nanopowders

Table 1

Phases and crystallites size in the thermal sprayed coatings.

Ref. TiO2 coatingAnatase (vol.%)Anatase crystallites average size (nm)Rutile crystallites average size (nm)Observations (other phases)

ST01-APS10.9–12.219.2–34.867.0–78.6Traces of Magnéli phases (Ti3O5; Ti6O11)
ST01-WSC*> 96.07.0–7.30–25.1
ST01-HVOF12.680.090.0
P25-WSC77.6–81.427.1–29.251.7–60.5
P25-ASC**23.046.0120.0
PC105-WSC91.9–95.134.9–38.7140.9–194.9
PC105-ASC36.2151.199.2

*WSC-coating resulted from plasma spraying of aqueous suspension.**ASC-coating resulted from plasma spraying of alcoholic suspension.