Synthesis and characterization of Sb-doped SnO2-(CeO2-TiO2) composite thin films deposited on glass substrates for antistatic electricity and UV-shielding

Sb-doped SnO2 (ATO)-(CeO2-TiO2) thin Films were deposited on glass substrates using the mixed solution including CeO2-TiO2 precursor and ATO particles by sol-gel dip coating process. ATO particles were prepared using low-temperature hydrothermal process. The mixed molar ratio of ATO to (CeO2-TiO2) vs the properties of CeO2-TiO2 thin film was investigated. The optical properties of the films were characterized by UV-visible transmission and infrared reflection spectra, the sheet resistance of ATO particles and films were measured by rubber sheeter (MYI-50) and four-point probe (HisuperGroup Inc, SDY-5), the surface morphology and structure of the films were analyzed using 3D Digitale Mikroskop and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The results showed that the ATO precursor solution lost weight completely at about 500 degrees C, and the ATO particles was obtained, which indicated the same rutile lattice structure as SnO2. The glass substrates coated with ATO-(CeO2-TiO2) thin films showed better properties in antistatic electricity (10(4)-10(6) Omega/square), shielding UV (almost 100%), visible light transmission (70%) and infrared reflection (>30%).