Scalable Routes to Functional Materials: Photocatalytic, TCO and Anti-Soiling Coatings

The search for efficient materials for sustainable infrastructure is a key challenge to address the global environmental crisis. Sunlight-activated coatings, particularly those produced from scalable technologies, are sought in the glass industry for applications in self-cleaning windows.

Current research involves developing processes towards sustainable and inexpensive functional materials including photocatalysts, anti-soiling coatings, transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) and photoelectrochemical films on float glass. Our method uses aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) to develop large scale coatings. Compared to conventional CVD, the AACVD method uses aerosol droplets to transport precursors, with the aid of an inert carrier gases. Therefore, in AACVD volatility is no longer crucial and this allows for a wider choice of precursors being available for use and can lead to high quality films at low cost.

Host: Angelo Frei, angelo.frei@york.ac.uk. 

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