Stavros Katsiaounis

Mr. Stavros Katsiaounis

Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, P.O. Box 1414, GR-26504 Patras (Greece)
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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

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3 February 2020 in Coatings
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SKStavros Katsiaounis
Stavros Katsiaounis
JPJulianna Panidi
Julianna Panidi
IKIoannis Koutselas
Ioannis Koutselas
Emmanuel TopoglidisEmmanuel Topoglidis
Emmanuel Topoglidis
A TiO2 thin film, prepared on fluorine-doped indium tin oxide (FTO)-coated glass substrate, from commercial off-the-shelf terpinol-based paste, was used to directly adsorb Ag plasmonic nanoparticles capped with polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP) coating. The TiO2 film was sintered before the surface entrapment of Ag nanoparticles. The composite was evaluated in terms of spectroelectrochemical measurements, cyclic voltammetry as well as structural methods such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that the Ag nanoparticles are effectively adsorbed on the TiO2 film, while application of controlled voltages leads to a fully reversible shift of the plasmon peak from 413 nm at oxidation inducing voltages to 440 nm at reducing voltages. This phenomenon allows for the fabrication of a simple photonic switch at either or both wavelengths. The phenomenon of the plasmon shift is due to a combination of plasmon shift related to the form and dielectric environment of the nanoparticles.