Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 November 2013
A Compact Planar Magnetron Plasma Sputtering Deposition Device (CPM-PSDD) has been used to deposit TiO2 on silicon, glass and cotton cloth. An 80 mm diameter Ti target was placed at the cathode and was sputtered by argon-oxygen plasma with 10-20 mA discharge current and -300 V to -450 V discharge potential. Reactive oxygen gas fed into the system at 13:1 Ar:O2 sccm ratio for the deposition durations between one to four hours. The deposited films exhibited both anatase and rutile phases. Cotton cloths were dipped in methyl blue to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of the film.