Antifogging glass technology to tackle dirt and grim on glass
The fabrication of (titanium dioxide) TiO2 coatings deposited by e-beam evaporation was achieved, with the ability to induce the production of self-cleaning superhydrophilic glass without the need for UV irradiation. After being annealed at 500 °C, the non-porous films exhibited radiation-free superwetting behavior. The superhydrophilic and antifogging
properties, which can be reactivated by a thermal treatment or prolonged through UV exposure, confirmed the excellent potential of these materials for self-cleaning application, both outdoors and indoors. The deposition of a 20 nm layer did not alter the optical and mechanical properties of the glass. In addition, film adhesion to the substrate and photocatalytic activity proved to be very effective. The prepared 20 nm coating (20-TiO2-GLASS) shows enhanced antifogging properties compared to bare glass and the commercial self-cleaning glass
