Table 2.
XPS study of as-prepared samples |
CA value |
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deposition temperature (°C) | Na (at%) | C (at%) | [Vo]/[Ti–O] (at%) | [OH]/[Ti–O] (at%) | as-prepared | UV treatment (30 min) | aged (three months) |
250 | 13.0 | 18.3 | 0.10 | 0.06 | ∼33° | ∼ 7° | ∼ 17° |
350 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 0.23 | 0.18 | ∼7° | ∼0° | ∼ 10° |
450 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 0.13 | 0.13 | ∼6° | ∼0° | ∼18° |