TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to prepare structural colors of fabrics coated with Silver/Zinc Oxide (Ag/ZnO) composite films by magnetron sputtering and analyze the relationship between the colors and the thickness of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) film in Ag/ZnO composite film and the photocatalytic property of the fabrics coated with Ag/ZnO composite film.Design/methodology/approach Ag/ZnO composite films deposited on polyester fabrics were prepared by magnetron sputtering technology. The structural colors of textiles coated with Ag/ZnO composite films and the relationship between the colors and Ag/ZnO composite films were analyzed, and the photocatalytic property of Ag/ZnO composite films was also discussed.Findings The results indicated that the colors varied with the thicknesses of the ZnO film in Ag/ZnO composite films. The reactive sputtering time of ZnO film was 5, 8, 10 and 14 min, respectively, and the colors of the corresponding fabrics were purple, blue, blue-green and yellow. Meanwhile, the polyester fabrics coated with Ag/ZnO composite films showed the excellent photocatalytic properties, and silver (Ag) films deposited under the ZnO films in Ag/ZnO composite films could also improve the photocatalytic activities of ZnO films, and the formaldehyde degradation rates was 77.5%, which was higher than the 69.9% for the fabrics coated only with the ZnO film.Originality/value The polyester fabrics coated with Ag/ZnO composite films not only created various structural colors using change the thicknesses of the ZnO film, but also achieved the multifuctionality, which will have a broad application prospect in textile fields.
VL  - 31
IS  - 4
SN  - 0955-6222
DO  - 10.1108/IJCST-09-2018-0112
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-09-2018-0112
AU  - Yuan Xiaohong
AU  - Wei Qufu
AU  - Ke Huizhen
AU  - Huang Zujian
AU  - Chen Dongsheng
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Structural color and photocatalytic property of polyester fabrics coated with Ag/ZnO composite films
T2  - International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 487
EP  - 494
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -